STATE v. BROWN

No. 91-1417.

64 Ohio St.3d 649 (1992)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Horowitz, Prosecuting Attorney, and Ronald Mark Caldwell, for appellant. Randall M. Dana, Ohio Public Defender, John A. Bay and Shelly R. Smith, for appellee.


WRIGHT, J.

This case involves a narrow issue: whether a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to compulsory process over a potential witness who he believes acted as an informant in his case, and whose testimony, he asserts, would be relevant and aid in his defense. For the reasons that follow, we uphold the judgment of the court of appeals.

In State v. Williams (1983), 4 Ohio St.3d 74, 4 OBR 196,...

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