Legal Opinion
Henderson v. City of Chattanooga
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 29, 2003PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. Michael Swiney, J.
in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined.
OPINION
Five police officers employed by the Chattanooga Police Department were involved in a physical altercation with Torris Harris (“Harris”) which ended with Harris’ death. Harris allegedly had ties to the local Crips gang. Pursuant to the Public Records Act, a local news station requested photographs of these five officers as well as a sixth officer who had prepared the official police report. After the request was denied by the City of Chattanooga, the news station filed a petition seeking to compel production of the…
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