STATE EX REL. BROWN v. JEFFRIES

No. 11CA3275.

2012 Ohio 1522

STATE EX. REL. STEVEN BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WARDEN JEFFRIES, ET AL., Defendant-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Ross County.

RELEASED: March 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven S. Brown , Lucasville, Ohio, pro se.

Michael Dewine , Ohio Attorney General, and Peter L. Jamison , Ohio Assistant Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for appellees.


DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

HARSHA, J.

{¶1} Steven Brown appeals the trial court's decision not to issue warrants based on his affidavit for a criminal complaint, arguing that the court abused its discretion by failing to hold a hearing before deciding whether his affidavit had merit, i.e. established probable cause. R.C. 2935.10 applies in this case and requires a judge to summarily issue a warrant or refer the matter to the prosecutor...

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