James W. Guy v. Ohio
DueProcess Privacy
Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims for violation of their First Amendment rights
Questions Presented Questions submitted: (1) Did a trial judge deny a self-representing defendant his de process right to a fair trial when the State disclosed untimely discovery documents in the middle of trial and the judge denied the accused a continuance to present a complete defense enabling the defendant to include the exculpatory value of the suppressed material as a part of the defense theory of his innocence? (2) Was a self-representing criminal defendant prejudice by a trial judge in a denial of a fair trial when the prosecution turned over numerous pages of undisclosed discovery in the middle of trial and admitted that there could ; be Brady material yet the judge denied a continuance when requested. by the accused and prosecution?