Ohio Court Tour

Courts

• Court System

• Common Pleas Court

• Probate and Juvenile Court

• Municipal Court

• Courts of Appeal

• Supreme Court of Ohio

• Probate vs. Probation

• Mayor's Court

Traffic

• Traffic Complaint

• Traffic Case in Court

Criminal Introduction

• Misdemeanors and Felonies

• Criminal and Civil Law

Criminal Pre-Trial Proceedings

• Arraignment

• Criminal Complaint

• Arrest and Summons

• Pre-Trial Conference

• Felony - Initial Appearance

• Preliminary Hearing

• Grand Juries

• Role of Grand Jurors

• Probable Cause

• Indictment

• Criminal Discovery Practice

• Negotiated Pleas

• Pre-Trial Motions

Civil Pre-Trial Proceedings

• Answer and Counterclaim

• Discovery in Civil Cases

• Civil Complaint

• Depositions

• Interrogatories

• Expert Testimony

• Motion for Summary Judgment

• What To Do To Go To Court

Trials

• Bench and Jury Trials

• Anatomy of a Jury Trial

• Voir Dire

• Opening Statement

• Burdens of Proof

• Direct Examination

• Cross Examination

• Objections

• Closing Arguments

• Jury Instructions

• Verdicts

• Court's Role in Sentencing

• Judgment Entry

• Rights to Appeal

• Jurors Asking Questions

Judges and Juries

• Judicial Elections

• Judicial Qualifications

• Jury Service