Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Jenkins v. City of Cleveland
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided August 28, 1992No. 59513PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John F. Corrigan, Presiding Judge.
Relator Leonard Jenkins was convicted of the aggravated murder of Police Officer Anthony Johnson and sentenced to death. 1 After exhausting his direct appeals, Jenkins commenced this mandamus action on March 23, 1990, against the city of Cleveland and several of its officers (i.e., the Director of Public Safety, the Chief of Police and the Mayor; hereinafter collectively referred to as “the city”). The purpose of the mandamus action is to force production of the following records pursuant to the Ohio Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43: (1) the investigation of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- State v. JenkinsOhio Supreme Court · 1984
- State ex rel. National Broadcasting Co. v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- Franklin County Sheriff's Department v. State Employment Relations BoardOhio Supreme Court · 1992
- State ex rel. Cincinnati Post v. SchweikertOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- State ex rel. Scanlon v. DetersOhio Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Ass'n v. City of ClevelandOhio Court of Appeals · 1997
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