The court of common pleas has original jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses, except in cases of minor offenses the exclusive jurisdiction of which is vested in courts inferior to the court of common pleas.
A judge of a court of common pleas does not have the authority to dismiss a criminal complaint, charge, information, or indictment solely at the request of the complaining witness and over the objection of the prosecuting attorney or other chief legal officer who is responsible for the prosecution of the case.
Notes of Decisions
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cases (118 in the last 5 years), 1955–2026 · leading case: State v. Harper (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-2913, 159 N.E.3d 248.
State v. Harper (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-2913, 159 N.E.3d 248. · cites it 4ד{¶ 25} The General Assembly exercised that power in enacting R.C. 2931.03, which provides that “[t]he court of common pleas has original jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses, except in cases of minor offenses the exclusive jurisdiction of which is vested in courts inferior to…”
State v. Henderson (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-4784, 162 N.E.3d 776. · cites it 2ד” R.C. 2931.03. This includes subject-matter jurisdiction over felony cases.”
State v. Williams (Slip Opinion), 2016-Ohio-7658, 71 N.E.3d 234. · cites it 2ד” {¶ 79} With regard to criminal cases, R.C. 2931.03 provides: “The court of common pleas has original jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses, except in cases of minor offenses the exclusive jurisdiction of which is vested in courts inferior to the court of common pleas.”
State v. Smith (Slip Opinion), 2022-Ohio-274, 194 N.E.3d 297. · cites it 3ד23; R.C. 2931.03 (common-pleas-court jurisdiction with regard to criminal cases).”
State ex rel. Mobarak v. Brown, 2024-Ohio-221, 235 N.E.3d 430. · cites it 8דR.C. 2931.03 provides that basis, granting the courts of common pleas “original jurisdiction [over] all crimes and offenses, except in cases of minor offenses the exclusive jurisdiction of which is vested in courts inferior to the court of common pleas.”
State ex rel. Thomas v. McGinty (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-5452, 172 N.E.3d 824. · cites it 2דThis court denied the writ, holding that the order was issued in connection with a criminal offense that was within the court’s original subject- matter jurisdiction under R.C. 2931.03. Id. at 53 . 3. Judge McGinty does not dispute appellants’ underlying premise that his…”
Pratts v. Hurley, 806 N.E.2d 992 (Ohio 2004). “However, he contends that the different statutory procedures for death penalty cases create a unique form of jurisdiction in the common pleas courts that must be followed in order for the trial court to acquire subject-matter jurisdiction in those cases.”
Smith v. Sheldon (Slip Opinion), 2019-Ohio-1677, 131 N.E.3d 1. “But because a common pleas court has subject-matter jurisdiction over felony cases, R.C. 2931.03, the trial court had jurisdiction to sentence Smith and to determine whether R.”
State v. Gilbert (Slip Opinion), 2014-Ohio-4562, 35 N.E.3d 493. · cites it 2ד” Pursuant to R.C. 2931.03, a court of common pleas “has original jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses, except in cases of minor offenses the exclusive jurisdiction of which is vested in courts inferior to the court of common pleas.”
State ex rel. Reynolds v. Kirby, 2023-Ohio-782, 223 N.E.3d 417. · cites it 2דR.C. 2931.03 and 2305.01 give common pleas courts jurisdiction over all but the most minor criminal offenses and civil cases.”
Robert Bright v. Gallia Cnty., 753 F.3d 639 (6th Cir. 2014). “2d 674 (2013) (sanctioning Judge Evans for his behavior toward Bright), but Judge Evans and the Court of Common Pleas had sub *650 ject-matter jurisdiction over the underlying criminal proceedings, see Ohio Rev. Code § 2931.03. As a result, we cannot say that Judge Evans acted “…”
State v. Hudson (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-3849, 161 N.E.3d 608. “See Article IV, Section 4(B), Ohio Constitution; R.C. 2931.03; Harper at ¶ 23; Pratts, 102 Ohio St.”
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