Sherrod v. Haller

{¶ 1} Petitioners-appellants, Tressa Sherrod, individually and as executrix of the Estate of John H. Crawford, III; John Crawford, Jr.; and LeeCee Johnson, next friend of two minors, appeal from the trial court's dismissal of their Petition for Limited Release of Grand Jury Transcript (the "Petition"). Appellants argue that the trial court erred by "improperly bas [ing] its decision wholly on a mere recitation of the general benefits of not disclosing grand jury testimony" and a "speculative, irrelevant belief or hope" that they will eventually be able to obtain essentially the same…