Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2943.09 (2026)

Conviction or acquittal of a higher offense

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When a defendant has been convicted or acquitted, or has been once in jeopardy upon an indictment or information, the conviction, acquittal, or jeopardy is a bar to another indictment or information for the offense charged in the former indictment or information, or for an attempt to commit the same offense, or for an offense necessarily included therein, of which he might have been convicted under the former indictment or information.

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Cited in 7 cases, 1954–2020 · leading case: State v. Evans, 2009-Ohio-2974, 911 N.E.2d 889.
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State v. Evans, 2009-Ohio-2974, 911 N.E.2d 889. “25) or as a lesser included offense (R.C. 2943.09).” Because the grand theft conviction did not require proof of any element not also required to prove the robbery conviction, we held that they were the same offense for purposes of double jeopardy and vacated the defendant’s…”
State v. Weed, 169 N.E.2d 39 (Ohio Ct. App. 1954). · cites it 4× “A more serious question is raised by assignments of error numbered 1, 2 and -5, to wit, under the indictment and facts in this case, could each defendant, upon a plea of guilty, be sentenced on each of four counts, or do such sentences constitute multiple-punishment for the same…”
State v. Hague, 573 N.E.2d 1150 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1989). · cites it 4× “09, which reads: *760 “When a defendant has been convicted or acquitted, or has been once in jeopardy upon an indictment or information, the conviction, acquittal, or jeopardy is a bar to another indictment or information for the offense charged in the former indictment or…”
State v. Johnson, 165 N.E.2d 814 (Ohio Ct. App. 1960). “We note at this point that in addition to the constitutional protection, Ohio also has provided by §2943.09 R. C., that: “When a defendant has been convicted or acquitted, or has been once in jeopardy upon an indictment or information, the conviction, acquittal, or jeopardy is a…”
State v. Fletcher, 259 N.E.2d 146 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1970). · cites it 2× “26 Section 2943.09, Revised Code, does not reach the question of successive prosecutions by different sovereignties.”
Murphy v. Coleman, No. 5:16-cv-02315 (N.D. Ohio Jan. 7, 2020). · cites it 3× “Ohio Rev. Code § 2943.09. He was not subject to successive prosecutions or to multiple punishments and therefore his arguments are not persuasive.”
City of Oakwood v. Ramnath, 520 N.E.2d 261 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 1987). · cites it 5× “Ramnath contends that R.C. 2943.09 is dispositive of the question and we are inclined to agree: “When a defendant has been convicted or acquitted, or has been once in jeopardy upon an indictment or information, the conviction, acquittal, or jeopardy is a bar to another…”
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