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Prosecutors and family urge tolling and longer restoration window in Senate Bill 295 after deadly case
Summary
Cuyahoga County prosecutors and the parents of slain officer Jamieson Ritter urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to pass SB 295 to extend competency restoration timelines to five years for the most serious offenses, require timely notification when defendants refuse treatment, and codify tolling to prevent defendants from 'running out the clock.'
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley, appellate supervisor Daniel Van and other attorneys told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 295 addresses what they described as a loophole in Ohio's competency restoration process exposed by the Delonte Hardy cases, including the murder of Cleveland police Officer Jamieson Ritter.
Prosecutor O'Malley described the case as revealing "a dangerous loophole" in Ohio's one‑year restoration timeline and said hospitals did not notify the court…
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