State ex rel. Coleman v. City of Cincinnati

Cincinnati asserts that the records are exempt from release as trial preparation records. We hold the court of appeals did not abuse its discretion in holding that the police department’s homicide investigative files in this case did not qualify as exempt “trial preparation records” under R.C. 149.43(A)(4). Hence, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

R.C. 149.43 mandates the release of public records, but excepts a “trial preparation record.” R.C. 149.43(A)(4) provides: “ ‘Trial preparation record’ means any record that contains information that is specifically compiled in…