{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2945.03","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.03","heading":"Control of trial.","body":"The judge of the trial court shall control all proceedings during a criminal trial, and shall limit the introduction of evidence and the argument of counsel to relevant and material matters with a view to expeditious and effective ascertainment of the truth regarding the matters in issue.","path":["Title 29 Crimes-Procedure","Chapter 2945 Trial"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2945.03","current_through":"1953-10-01 (House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:32Z","sha256":"5bc1dd52aefec564c509837a4473f39b464fb2eb2e97759402a3e1bd00daf78c","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2945.02","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2945.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}