STATE EX REL. MARTIN v. CITY OF CLEVELAND

No. 92-475.

67 Ohio St.3d 155 (1993)

THE STATE EX REL. MARTIN, APPELLANT, v. CITY OF CLEVELAND ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kura, Ohio Public Defender, Richard J. Vickers and Dale A. Baich, Assistant Public Defenders, for appellant.

Danny R. Williams, Director of Law, and Joseph J. Jerse, Assistant Director of Law, for appellees.


Per Curiam.

We affirm the court of appeals' decision to exempt documents from public release based upon promises of confidentiality or threats to the physical safety of witnesses. See R.C. 149.43(A)(2)(b) and (d). We also affirm that court's finding that certain witness statements were exempt from release as "trial preparation records" under R.C. 149.43(A)(4).

At the outset, we reject Martin's effort to require that a public document, within its four...

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