State v. Brown

Citations

• 171 Ohio St. 3d 303
• 217 N.E.3d 767
• 2022 Ohio 4347

Syllabus

Criminal law—R.C. 2913.42(A)(1)—Tampering with records—Litigation privilege—The common-law litigation privilege does not shield a person from criminal liability for tampering with records in violation of R.C. 2913.42(A)(1)—Litigation privilege applies to civil suits only for defamatory statements made during judicial proceedings that were reasonably related to those proceedings—Court of appeals' judgment reversed and cause remanded for that court to address assignments of error not previously reached.