State v. Slatter

Appellant asserts, as its sole proposition of law, that “R. C. 2935.26, insofar as it conflicts with Rules 3, 4, and 4.1 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedures [sic] is in violation of Article IV, Section 5(B) of the Ohio Constitution.”

Article IV, Section 5(B) of the Ohio Constitution, provides, in part: “The Supreme Court shall prescribe rules governing practice and procedure, in all courts of the State, which rules shall not abridge, enlarge, or modify any substantive right* * *. All laws in conflict with such rules shall be of no further force or effect after such rules have taken…