The person accused of a crime.
What is a Defendant
The person is saying, "I did it."
What is Guilty
The reason you were sent to the OCR Program.
What is Competency.
Represents the State of Ohio and presents evidence against the defendant.
What is Prosecutor/Prosecuting Attorney
A persons says "I'm not admitting I did it but I'm also not saying I did not do it."
What is No Contest.
Confidential or private communications between attorneys and their clients that cannot be shared with anyone, if the client choses.
What is Attorney-Client Priviledge.
Someone who has first-hand knowledge of what took place in the alleged crime or saw the crime happen.
What is a Witness
Refers to physical objects (like a gun, or drugs, or a letter) presented to the court in order to help support a point that is being made.
What is Evidence.
A packet of information that is prepared by your attorney that contains information specific to your legal case usually including the formal charges, police statement, and presentable evidence.
What is Discovery Packet.
A person says I did it but I was suffering from mental health issues and was not aware of what I was doing when I committed the crime.
What is NGRI (Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity).
Another term for a person sentenced to prison or jail.
What is Incarceration.
What happens next after pleading NGRI.
What is another evaluation is completed and the person is ordered to treatment and is monitored by the court for the same amount of time as their sentencing.
If convicted of this offense, a person may be sentenced to a maximum of 5 years in prison.
What is 1st degree felony.
A person found incompetent to stand trial can be referred to this program for legal education and to help prepare them for their case.
Outpatient Competency Restoration (OCR) Program.
When an adult convinces or forces a minor or impaired person to send or make sexual images/videos or communicate sexually.
Pandering Sexually-Oriented Matter Involving a Minor or Impaired Person