Ohio Evidence Resource Guide
| Rules | Statutes | Cases | Treatises/ Practice Books |
Also see Evidence Resource Guide and Scientific Evidence Resource Guide
Rules
Annotated
- LexisNexis - Ohio State & Federal Court Rules, click Browse TOC. Print: Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated Title 23- KFO 30 1953 .P3
- Westlaw OH-RULES. Print: Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Rules of Court (Juvenile, Court of Claims, Evidence Rules volume at the end of the set) - KFO 30 1953 .A4
Unannotated
- Ohio Rules of Evidence - via Ohio Supreme Court - includes staff notes .
- West's Ohio Rules of Court (State) KFO 529 .A2
Amendments
- Ohio Court Rules - Proposed Rule Amendments
- Ohio Rule Making Procedure
- Chart of Amendments over time - Baldwin's Ohio Practice Evidence, Chart C (Westlaw), also in print, Giannelli Snyder Evidence KFO 540 .G52 ( Ohio Room & Reference)
Statutes
- Ohio Revised Code Ch 2317: Evidence (via State of Ohio)
- Lexis(OH-Page's Ohio Revised Code) print: KFO 30 1953 .P3
- Westlaw (OH-ST-ANN) print: Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated KFO 30 1953 .A4.
Cases
Search an Ohio case law database using the rule section, plus additional search terms if needed. You can use an exact section as a search term, for example "Evid.R. 801(d)(2)(e)", rather than, "Evid.R. 801". However, if the section numbers have changed, you will not retrieve all relevant cases. Also, if the court does not cite to the exact section number, you may miss that case.
- Sample search in Ohio:
("evid.r. 803(2)" or ("evid.r. 803" /s "excited utterance")) and ((sex! /3 abuse) or rape) - Note that this search uses the proper Ohio citation format for evidence rules. To capture cases where the proper format was not used, you may want to add search terms like "evidence /2 rule /2 803".
May want to try OH Evidence Cases in Lexis, OHEV-CS in Westlaw.
Treatises & Practice Books
- Giannelli Snyder Evidence, on Westlaw. Print: KFO 540 .G52 1996 - updated by pocket parts. Rule by rule commentary with case citations. Frequently used by practitioners. Comparison chart of Ohio and Federal rules, amendments made to Ohio rules, sample foundational questions. List of common objections (for example “Your honor, I object. The question is argumentative.” ) and brief explanation of each.
- Weissenberger's Ohio Evidence Treatise. on LexisNexis. Print: KFO 540 .W44 , updated by supplement. Rule by rule commentary with case citations.
- Weissenberger's Ohio Evidence Courtroom Manual, on LexisNexis. in print KFO 540 .W447 - published annually. Designed for quick look-ups during trial. Rule by rule brief commentary, list of recent significant cases with short descriptions, comparison to federal rule.
- Shea's Ohio Evidence Manual. Print: KFO540 .S52 2008. Published by Casemaker. For each evidence rule, commentary, subtopics with case squibs. Designed for speedy look-ups during trial.
- Ohio Motions in Limine. on Westlaw. Print: KFO540 .O34 (current) For different types of evidence, provides suggested motions, cases in support and opposing cases. Also contains a chapter on motion in limine law.
For more, check the reference area and the Ohio room at call number KFO540. Try Lexis - Ohio>Search Analysis & CLE Materials>Litigation Practice and Procedure. Lexis (Find a Source) & Westlaw (Search for a database) - search for " ohio evidence".
links checked 8/6/2009