As amended through October 29, 2024
Rule 23 - APPEAL FROM ORDER DENYING BAILAppeals taken from orders denying bail pursuant to R.C. 2937.222(D)(1) shall be expedited as follows:
(A)(1) The appellant shall complete the record on appeal and file a brief as quickly as possible after filing a timely notice of appeal. (See [D] below.) No scheduling order will be issued, and the filing of the appellant's brief shall serve as notice that the record on appeal is complete. The brief may be filed in the form of a memorandum to the court, shall not exceed either fifteen (15) pages or 4,500 words and shall contain at least one assignment of error. A copy of the trial court's order denying bail shall be attached.(2) The appellee's brief shall not exceed either fifteen (15) pages or 4,500 words and shall be filed within ten (10) days of the date that the appellant's brief is filed. The appellee may supplement the record, if necessary, on or before the date the appellee's brief is filed. If the appellee supplements the record, the appellant may file a reply brief, no more than either five (5) pages or 1,500 words in length, within five (5) days of the date the appellee's brief is filed.(B) Oral argument will not be held unless ordered by the court. Oral argument may be requested by either party on or prior to the date appellant's reply brief is due for filing. Oral argument, if held, will be expedited by the court.(C) The decision issued by the court may be in the form of an accelerated calendar entry as contemplated by App.R. 11.1 and Loc.R. 6.(D) If the appellant's brief is not filed within twenty (20) days after the date the notice of appeal is filed, the appeal may be dismissed by the court for failure of prosecution.Amended effective 2/3/2023.