Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.34 (2026)

Admonition if jurors separate during trial

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If the jurors are permitted to separate during a trial, they shall be admonished by the court not to converse with, nor permit themselves to be addressed by any person, nor to listen to any conversation on the subject of the trial, nor form or express any opinion thereon, until the case is finally submitted to them.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2009–2025 · leading case: State v. Helm, 2016-Ohio-500, 56 N.E.3d 436.
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State v. Helm, 2016-Ohio-500, 56 N.E.3d 436. · cites it 5× “34 provides that when the jury is permitted to separate during trial, the trial court shall admonish the jurors “not to converse with, nor permit themselves to be addressed by any person, nor to listen to any conversation on the subject of the trial, nor form or express any…”
State v. Wilson, 912 N.E.2d 133 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 2009). · cites it 3× “R.C. 2945.34 {¶ 13} In the first assignment of error, Wilson argues that the trial court erred when it failed to properly admonish the jury in accordance with R.”
State v. Haywood, 2023-Ohio-1121. · cites it 3× “{¶33} R.C. 2945.34 states: “If the jurors are permitted to separate during a trial, they shall be admonished by the court not to converse with, nor permit themselves to be addressed by any person, nor to listen to any conversation on the subject of the trial, nor form or express…”
State v. Jewell, 2025-Ohio-2496. · cites it 4× “Jury Admonishments {¶72} In his fourth assignment of error, Jewell takes issue with the trial court’s instructions to the jury during breaks. The trial court informally advised the jury not to discuss the case while the evidence was still being presented, but it did not formally…”
State v. McCray, 2014-Ohio-2289. · cites it 2× “{¶38} In his first assignment of error, McCray complains that the trial court erred when it failed to properly admonish the jury before every recess in accordance with R.C. 2945.34. {¶39} McCray did not object and therefore failed to preserve his claim.”
State v. Harris, 2025-Ohio-444, 262 N.E.3d 1252. · cites it 2× “R.C. 2945.34 provides that if the jury separates during trial, the court shall admonish it “not to converse with, nor permit themselves to be addressed by any person, nor to listen to any conversation on the subject of the trial, nor form or express any opinion thereon, until…”
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