STATE EX REL. GRINNELL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. v. LOVE

No. 80-787.

62 Ohio St. 2d 399 (1980)

THE STATE, EX REL. GRINNELL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. ET AL., v. LOVE, JUDGE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Court procedure—Radio, television and photographic coverage—Sup. R. 11—Mandamus—To direct allowance of coverage—Writ allowed, when—Qualifications.

Messrs. Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling and Mr. Paul E. Zimmer, for relator Grinnell Communications Corp.

Messrs. Bieser, Greer & Landis, Mr. Charles D. Shook and Mr. Edward H. Siddens, for relator Miami Valley Broadcasting Corp.

Mr. James A. Brogan, assistant prosecuting attorney, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

Respondent judge found the provisions of the Rules of Superintendence and Code of Judicial Conduct relating to broadcasting of court proceedings to be directory in nature rather than mandatory. His analysis can be summarized as follows:

Sup. R. 11, relating to "Conditions for Broadcasting and Photographing Court Proceedings," uses the mandatory language that "[t]he judge presiding at the trial...

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