Legal Opinion

Lemmon v. Connick

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 13, 1991No. 91-CC-2377PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

590 So.2d 574 (1991)

J. Roslyn LEMMON

v.

Harry F. CONNICK, District Attorney for the City of New Orleans.

No. 91-CC-2377.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 13, 1991.

2Per curiam

The writ is granted and the judgment of the court of appeal is reversed. La.R.S. 44:3, listing the exceptions to the general rule that records held by public bodies are public, exempts from disclosure "[r]ecords pertaining to pending criminal litigation or any criminal litigation which can be reasonably anticipated, until such litigation has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled." (West 1982). Post conviction relief, which…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harrison v. NorrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  2. Bizal v. ConnickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  3. Philippe v. GibsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991

4Cited by27 opinions

  1. Landis v. MoreauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  2. State Ex Rel. Tassin v. WhitleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  3. Innocence Project New Orleans v. New Orleans Police DepartmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. Fussell v. ReedLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. State ex rel. Counterman v. WhitleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992

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