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Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.13 (2026)

Joint trials in felony cases

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October 1, 1953
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House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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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.
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State v. Porcher, 2011-Ohio-5976. · 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. 8th Dist. 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. “” {¶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. “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. “{¶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. “” {¶ 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. “{¶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. “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. · 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. “{¶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. “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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