State ex rel. Steffen v. Kraft

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 67 Ohio St.3d 439.] THE STATE OHIO EX REL. STEFFEN, APPELLANT, v. KRAFT, JUDGE, APPELLEE. [Cite as State ex rel. Steffen v. Kraft,

1993-Ohio-32.] Public records—R.C. 149.43—Trial judge's personal handwritten notes made during the course of a trial are not public records. (No. 92-2255—Submitted August 16, 1993—Decided October 6, 1993.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Hamilton County, No. C-920565. __________________ {¶ 1} In 1983, a jury convicted relator-appellant, David J. Steffen, of rape, aggravated burglary and aggravated…