State v. Bennett

Citations

• 234 N.E.3d 629
• 2024 Ohio 274

Syllabus

The trial court erred in concluding that appellant's jury demand was untimely, when it was filed on or before the third day following appellant's receipt of notice of the continued trial date, and in denying him a jury trial based on the untimeliness of the request. The Ohio Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a party's request that a judge be removed from a case for bias, prejudice, or any other reason. As such, this court is without jurisdiction to rule upon appellant's assertion that the trial judge should have recused herself from the case. Judgment reversed and remanded.