State ex rel. Dominguez v. State

{¶ 1} We affirm the dismissal of the petition of appellant, Jose Dominguez, for a writ of mandamus to compel the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts to file a criminal complaint and affidavit charging Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph T. Deters with perjury in violation of R.C. 2921.11(A), a felony of the third degree.

{¶ 2} “While R.C. 2935.09 provides that a ‘private citizen having knowledge of the facts’ shall file with a judge, clerk of court, or magistrate an affidavit charging an offense committed in order to cause the arrest or prosecution of the person charged, it must be read in…