Ohio Code § 2945.02
Ohio Code § 2945.02. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2945.02.
The court of common pleas shall set all criminal cases for trial for a day not later
than thirty days after the date of entry of the plea of the defendant. No continuance of the trial shall be granted except upon affirmative proof in open
court, upon reasonable notice, that the ends of justice require a continuance. No continuance shall be granted for any other time than it is affirmatively proved
the ends of justice require. Whenever any continuance is granted, the court shall enter on the journal the reason
for the same. Criminal cases shall be given precedence over civil matters and proceedings. The failure of the court to set such criminal cases for trial, as required by this
section, does not operate as an acquittal, but upon notice of such failure or upon
motion of the prosecuting attorney or a defendant, such case shall forthwith be set
for trial within a reasonable time, not exceeding thirty days thereafter.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2945.02
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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