Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.13 (2026)

Joint trials in felony cases

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When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the prosecuting attorney or one or more of said defendants, orders one or more of said defendants to be tried separately.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases, 1955–2020 · leading case: State v. Porcher, 2011 Ohio 5976 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
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State v. Porcher, 2011 Ohio 5976 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “{¶ 15} “Defendant’s Motion for separate trials falls under R.C. 2945.13 and Crim. R. 14. Here, the charges and the proof arise from the same set of circumstances – the alleged armed purse snatching, shooting and fleeing.”
State v. Thompson, 713 N.E.2d 456 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998). “R.C. 2945.13 states: “When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the prosecuting attorney or one or more of said defendants, orders one or…”
State v. Wilson, 2017 Ohio 2980 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “” {¶17} R.C. 2945.13, which governs joinder in felony cases, states: When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the prosecuting attorney or…”
State v. Perod, 239 N.E.2d 100 (Ohio Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 4× “Section 2945.13, Revised Code, pertaining to joint trials in felony cases, provides: “When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the…”
State v. Chaffin, 2014 Ohio 2671 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “See R.C. 2945.13. As a result, we find that counsel’s failure to move for a severance did not fall below an objective standard of reasonableness.”
State v. Helms, 2010 Ohio 4872 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). “{¶105} The joinder of codefendants is governed by R.C. 2945.13, which provides: {¶106} "When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the…”
State v. Franklin, 2011 Ohio 6802 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “” {¶ 143} R.C. 2945.13 additionally states that: {¶ 144} “When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application that the State offered to delete the term from the…”
In re L.W., 2013 Ohio 5735 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “{¶37} R.C. 2945.13 states, When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the prosecuting attorney or one or more of said defendants, orders one…”
State v. Hudson, 2013 Ohio 1992 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “R.C. 2945.13, which governs joinder in felony cases, states: When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the prosecuting attorney or one or…”
State v. Collins, 2012 Ohio 2450 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “THE TRIAL COURT VIOLATED APPELLANT’S STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS, AND APPELLANT’S RIGHT TO BE TRIED TOGETHER WITH HIS JOINTLY INDICTED CODEFENDANTS UNDER R.C. 2945.13 AND CRIM. R. 14, BY ALLOWING APPELLANT’S CASE TO GO TO TRIAL AFTER A CODEFENDANT HAD…”
State v. Rosa, 2012 Ohio 1042 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “{¶24} R.C. 2945.13 states: When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the prosecuting attorney or one or more of said defendants, orders one…”
State v. Shakhmanov, 2019 Ohio 4598 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “R.C. 2945.13 states, “[w]hen two or more persons are jointly indicted for a felony, except a capital offense, they shall be tried jointly unless the court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the prosecuting attorney or one or more of said defendants, orders one or…”
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