{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2938.07","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2938.07","heading":"Control of trial proceedings.","body":"The magistrate or judge of the trial court shall control all proceedings during a criminal trial and shall limit the introduction of evidence and argument of counsel to relevant and material matters with a view to expeditious and effective ascertainment of truth regarding the matters in issue.","path":["Title 29 Crimes-Procedure","Chapter 2938 Trial - Magistrate Courts"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2938.07","current_through":"1960-01-01 (Senate Bill 73 - 103rd General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:32Z","sha256":"f002c2daba9f657a5ed0e41796905d3188a0e1c10f8140a746790c91ace03a18","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2938.06","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2938.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}