PETITION FOR DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE PRESENTED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY GRAND JURIES IN 1970

No. 79-1316.

63 Ohio St. 2d 212 (1980)

PETITION FOR DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE PRESENTED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY GRAND JURIES IN 1970.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 23, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Lane, Alton & Horst, Mr. Jack R. Alton, Messrs. Wilson & McIlvane, Mr. Charles W. Boand, Messrs. Coghill Goodspeed & Horowitz and Mr. Jay Horowitz, for appellant.

Mr. George C. Smith, prosecuting attorney, and Ms. Karen L. Martin, for appellee.


CELEBREZZE, C. J.

The initial issue before this court is whether the trial court, under its inherent power to administer the law, could release the grand jury transcripts in the case at bar.1 In order to decide this issue we must first determine if R. C. 2939.11 prohibits the disclosure sought.

R. C. 2939.11 states:

"The official shorthand reporter of the county, or any shorthand...

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