State ex rel. Smith v. City of Columbus

Appellant, Walter D. Smith, was convicted of rape and other felonies. He filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus seeking certain public records. He subsequently made a request for DNA testing. The court of appeals granted respondents-appellees’ motions for summary judgment, holding that appellees, the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, the clerk of such court, and the city of Columbus, had satisfied all requests for public records in their possession and that appellant had established no clear right to have appellees conduct DNA testing on his behalf.

On appeal, appellant raises only…