State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. University of Akron

Appellant raises three propositions of law in this appeal. The university first contends that: “Police and other law enforcement investigatory records compiled before January 18,1980, the effective date of the amend*394ment of R. C. 149.43, are not ‘public records’ within the meaning of that section.” We disagree.

In Wooster Republican Printing Co. v. Wooster, supra (56 Ohio St. 2d 126), paragraph four of the syllabus, this court held that: “Police and other law enforcement investigatory records are not subject to the compulsory disclosure provisions of R. C. 149.43.” We reached this result…