Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Pleas to an indictment or information are:
(A) Guilty;
(B) Not guilty;
(C) A former judgment of conviction or acquittal of the offense;
(D) Once in jeopardy;
(E) Not guilty by reason of insanity.
A defendant who does not plead guilty may enter one or more of the other pleas. A defendant who does not plead not guilty by reason of insanity is conclusively presumed to have been sane at the time of the commission of the offense charged. The court may, for good cause shown, allow a change of plea at any time before the commencement of the trial.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 2943 | Arraignment; Pleas
Section 2943.01 | Arraignment and Plea Definitions.
Section 2943.02 | Arraignment.
Section 2943.03 | Pleas to Indictment.
Section 2943.032 | Court to Advise Defendant as to Possible Extension of Prison Term.
Section 2943.033 | Court to Advise Defendant of Possible Firearm Restrictions.
Section 2943.04 | Form of Plea.
Section 2943.05 | Form of Plea of Former Conviction.
Section 2943.06 | Trial of Issue on Plea of Former Conviction.
Section 2943.07 | What Is Not Former Acquittal.
Section 2943.08 | What Is Former Acquittal.
Section 2943.09 | Conviction or Acquittal of a Higher Offense.