STATE v. LAWRINSON

No. 88-1935.

49 Ohio St. 3d 238 (1990)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. LAWRINSON, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. LaTourette, prosecuting attorney, and Ron Graham, for appellant.

Robert Troll Lynch, for appellee.

Gloria Eyerly and Roger Warner, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Mark R. DeVan, Patricia M. Walsh and David L. Doughten, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Cuyahoga Criminal Defenese Lawyers Assn.


MOYER, C.J.

The sole issue is whether the state must provide a more specific bill of particulars upon a proper request by the accused when the state possesses the information. We find that under the circumstances of this case, the state must provide a more specific bill of particulars.

In State v. Sellards (1985), 17 Ohio St.3d 169, 17 OBR 410, 478 N.E.2d 781, we stated in the syllabus that "[i]n a...

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