In Ohio, discovery is governed by Criminal Rule 16 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure. This rule outlines the obligations and rights of both the defense and the prosecution in terms of sharing evidence and information before trial.
As the Supreme Court of Ohio explains, the discovery rule provides that “a cause of action does not arise until the plaintiff discovers, or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, that he or she was injured by the wrongful conduct of the defendant.” Id.
33. Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties (A) Availability; procedures for use. Any party, without leave of court, may serve upon any other party up to forty written interrogatories to be answered by the party served.
Rule 26 - General Provisions Governing Discovery (A)Policy; discovery methods It is the policy of these rules (1) to preserve the right of attorneys to prepare cases for trial with that degree of privacy necessary to encourage them to prepare their cases thoroughly and to investigate not only the favorable but the ...