Ohio § 2949.29

§ 2949.29.

(A) The prosecuting attorney, the convict, and the convict's counsel shall attend an

inquiry commenced as provided in section 2949.28 of the Revised Code .  The prosecuting attorney and the convict or the convict's counsel may produce, examine,

and cross-examine witnesses, and all findings shall be in writing signed by the judge.  If it is found that the convict is not insane, the sentence shall be executed at

the time previously appointed, unless that time has passed pending completion of the

inquiry, in which case the judge conducting the inquiry, if authorized by the supreme

court, shall appoint a time for execution of the sentence to be effective fifteen

days from the date of the entry of the judge's findings in the inquiry. (B) If it is found that the convict is insane and if authorized by the supreme court,

the judge shall continue any stay of execution of the sentence previously issued,

order the convict to be confined in the area at which other convicts sentenced to

death are confined or in a maximum security medical or psychiatric facility operated

by the department of rehabilitation and correction, and order treatment of the convict.  Thereafter, the court at any time may conduct and, on motion of the prosecuting

attorney, shall conduct a hearing pursuant to division (A) of this section to continue

the inquiry into the convict's insanity and, as provided in section 2949.28 of the Revised Code , may appoint one or more psychiatrists or psychologists to make a further examination

of the convict and to submit a report to the court.  If the court finds at the hearing that the convict is not insane and if the time

previously appointed for execution of the sentence has not passed, the sentence shall

be executed at the previously appointed time.  If the court finds at the hearing that the convict is not insane and if the time

previously appointed for execution of the sentence has passed, the judge who conducts

the hearing, if authorized by the supreme court, shall appoint a new time for execution

of the sentence to be effective fifteen days from the date of the entry of the judge's

findings in the hearing. (C) In all proceedings under this section, the convict is presumed not to be insane,

and the court shall find that the convict is not insane unless the court finds by

a preponderance of the evidence that the convict is insane. (D) Proceedings for inquiry into the insanity of any convict sentenced to death shall

be exclusively pursuant to this section, section 2949.28 of the Revised Code , and the Rules of Evidence.  Neither Chapter 5122. or 5123. of the Revised Code nor any other provision of the

Revised Code nor any other rule concerning persons with mental illnesses, persons

with intellectual disabilities, or insane persons applies to any proceeding for inquiry

into the insanity of any convict sentenced to death.