Ohio Code 2321.21 – Application may be made after term
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When, with reasonable diligence, the grounds for a new trial could not be discovered before but are discovered after the term at which the journal entry of a final order, judgment, or decree has been approved by the trial court in writing and filed with the clerk of the court for journalization, the application for a new trial may be by petition, filed not later than the second term after the discovery, nor more than one year after the final order, judgment, or decree was rendered, on which a summons must issue, be returnable, and be served, or publication made, as in other cases.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2321.21
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.