Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. Bodiker
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1999No. 98AP-827PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peggy Bryant, Judge.
Relators, the Beacon Journal Publishing Company and reporter Jon Craig, commenced this original action in mandamus seeking access to records maintained by the office of respondent David H. Bodiker, Ohio Public Defender.
Relators seek information relating to respondent’s representation of Wilford L. Berry, Jr., who was convicted in 1990 of aggravated murder and sentenced to death. Throughout the appellate process, Berry repeatedly indicated that he desired to waive his appellate rights and receive the death penalty. During the direct appeal, Berry’s court-appointed private…
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