State v. Lawrinson

The sole issue is whether the state must provide a more specific bill óf particulars upon a proper request by the accused when the state possesses the information. We find that under the circumstances of this case, the state must provide a more specific bill of particulars.

In State v. Sellards (1985), 17 Ohio St. 3d 169, 17 OBR 410, 478 N.E. 2d 781, we stated in the syllabus that “[i]n a criminal prosecution the state must, in response to a request for a bill of particulars or demand for discovery, supply specific dates and times with *239regard to an alleged offense where it possesses such…