Cleveland v. Simmons

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1545

Syllabus

Motion to continue; abuse of discretion. Trial court abused its discretion when it denied appellant's day-of-trial motion to continue where the trial court had held the appellant in jail for contempt of court for 22 days; on release immediately set the case for trial; appellant did not receive discovery until mere days before trial; appellant was not advised of his right to request a jury trial; and appellant had never, prior to the date of trial, requested a continuance of the trial date.