State ex rel. Johnson v. Slaby

Ohio Supreme Court
State ex rel. Johnson v. Slaby, 67 Ohio St. 3d 572 (Ohio 1993)
621 N.E.2d 402
Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Sweeney, Wright

State ex rel. Johnson v. Slaby

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The decision of the court of appeals is affirmed based on Nelson and Fenley, supra.

Judgment affirmed.

Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Wright, Resnick and F.E. Sweeney, JJ., concur. Pfeifer, J., dissents.

Dissenting Opinion

Pfeifer, J.,

dissenting. Johnson never sought to require the prosecutor to mail him the photographs in question. He only sought to have copies of the photographs be made available to his agent. Thus, the majority’s reliance on State ex rel. Nelson v. Fuerst (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 47, 607 N.E.2d 836, and State ex rel. Fenley v. Ohio Historical Soc. (1992), 64 Ohio St.3d 509, 597 N.E.2d 120, which concern the duty to mail public records, is misplaced.

*573The real issue is whether Johnson should have access to the photographs. For the reasons stated in my dissent in State ex. rel. Lawhorn v. White (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 158, 159, 616 N.E.2d 888, 889, 1 would require the prosecutor to make available to Johnson copies of all the requested photographs.

Reference

Full Case Name
[The State ex rel.] Johnson v. Slaby, Pros. Atty.
Status
Published