Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2941.25

Allied offenses of similar import - multiple counts

Known as the Judy's Law

The act spans §§ 2941–2941 (87 sections).

Applied in 59 court decisions — leading case Ohio v. Johnson (1984)

Most recently applied in State v. Marshall (December 2022)

Effective: January 1, 1974; Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly

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(A) Where the same conduct by defendant can be construed to constitute two or more allied offenses of similar import, the indictment or information may contain counts for all such offenses, but the defendant may be convicted of only one.

(B) Where the defendant's conduct constitutes two or more offenses of dissimilar import, or where his conduct results in two or more offenses of the same or similar kind committed separately or with a separate animus as to each, the indictment or information may contain counts for all such offenses, and the defendant may be convicted of all of them.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.