State ex rel. Leonard v. State

Writ granted. The provisions of La.Rev. Stat. 44:31.1 permit an inmate access to public records when the request is limited to grounds upon which the inmate may file for post-conviction relief. Nothing in Section 31.1 prevents an inmate from seeking records related to his or her conviction simply because more than three years have passed since the conviction has become final. See La.Code Crim.Proe. arts. 930.3 (which sets out grounds for post-conviction relief, including due process violations)1 and 930.8 (which contains exceptions to the three-year limitation when the applicant did not know…