The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to dismiss a lawsuit against Columbus police seeking the complete files of a long-closed criminal case. The lawsuit filed on behalf of the Ohio Innocence Project seeks the full record in the case of a Columbus man sentenced to 38 years in prison for killing a woman in 2005. The Innocence Project wants the files to review the argument by Adam Saleh that he is innocent. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien says the evidence against Saleh was overwhelming. Public records attorneys call this another example of a troubling trend of police departments refusing to release files until all chance of appeals are exhausted.
SUPCO Rejects Public Records Request Involving Columbus Police
Columbus Division of Police
