STATE EX REL. STROTHERS v. TURNER

No. 97-444.

79 Ohio St.3d 272 (1997)

THE STATE EX REL. STROTHERS, APPELLANT, v. TURNER, CLERK, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald O. Strothers, Jr., pro se.

Sharon Sobol Jordan, Cleveland Director of Law, and Renee A. Bacchus, Assistant Director of Law, for appellee.


Per Curiam.

Strothers asserts that he is entitled to the requested writ of mandamus pursuant to R.C. 2935.09. For the reasons that follow, we find this assertion to be meritless and affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

While R.C. 2935.09 provides that a "private citizen having knowledge of the facts" shall file with a judge, clerk of court, or magistrate an affidavit charging an offense committed in order to cause the arrest or prosecution of...

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