2006 Ohio Revised Code - 2953.13. Procedure when conviction is reversed.

§ 2953.13. Procedure when conviction is reversed.
 

When a defendant has been committed to a state correctional institution and the judgment, by virtue of which the commitment was made, is reversed on appeal, and the defendant is entitled to his discharge or a new trial, the clerk of the court reversing the judgment, under the seal thereof, shall forthwith certify said reversal to the warden of the state correctional institution. 
 

The warden, on receipt of the certificate, if a discharge of the defendant is ordered, shall forthwith discharge him from the state correctional institution. 
 

If a new trial is ordered, the warden shall forthwith cause the defendant to be conveyed to the jail of the county in which he was convicted, and committed to the custody of the sheriff thereof. 
 

HISTORY: GC §§ 13459-11 - 13459-13; 113 v 123(214), ch 38, §§ 11-13; 116 v 104(118), § 2; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 145 v H 571. Eff 10-6-94.

 

Ohio Rules

Determination and judgment on appeal, AppR 12. 

Duties of clerks, AppR 30. 

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