When two or more persons are jointly indicted for a capital offense, each of such persons shall be tried separately. The court, for good cause shown on application therefor by the prosecuting attorney or one or more of the defendants, may order said defendants to be tried jointly.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2945.20
Separate trial for capital offense
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 136 S. Ct. 633 - Kansas v. Kansas (2016)
Most recently applied in 136 S. Ct. 633 - Kansas v. Kansas (January 2016)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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.