State ex rel. Carpenter v. Jones

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

We are asked to determine whether appellant is entitled to those records pertaining to his criminal trial and those of his co-defendants. Appellee argues that it need not release these records because they are contained within the prosecutor’s litigation file and are exempt from release under R.C. 149.43(A)(1) as “trial preparation records.”

Not every record contained within a prosecutor’s file is an exempt “trial preparation record.” Documents discoverable under Crim.R. 16(B) or other records, such as routine office and indictment reports, fall outside the…