Court Opinion

ID: 6768620
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-21 00:40:36.177408+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:02:42.677933
License: Public Domain

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.