STATE EX REL. WILLIAMS v. CITY OF CLEVELAND

Nos. 91-572, 91-580 and 91-592.

64 Ohio St.3d 544 (1992)

THE STATE EX REL. WILLIAMS ET AL., APPELLANTS AND CROSS-APPELLEES, v. CITY OF CLEVELAND ET AL., APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall M. Dana, Ohio Public Defender, David C. Stebbins and Dale A. Baich, for appellant and cross-appellee in case No. 91-572.

Randall M. Dana, Ohio Public Defender, S. Adele Shank and Dale A. Baich, for appellant and cross-appellee in case No. 91-580.

Randall M. Dana, Ohio Public Defender, Scott Z. Jelen and Richard J. Vickers, for appellant and cross-appellee in case No. 91-592.

Danny R. Williams, Law Director, Kathleen A. Martin and Joseph J. Jerse, for appellees and cross-appellants in case Nos. 91-572, 91-580, and 91-592.


DOUGLAS, J.

The central question in each of the cases before us is whether certain records demanded by appellants should have been made available to them. Upon a thorough review of the records, we find the court of appeals did not abuse its discretion in ordering some records released, some released as redacted, and some records not released. We affirm the court of appeals in each case in all respects.

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