Arkansas Gazette Co. v. Goodwin

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

This is a Freedom of Information Act case. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 (1987). The issue is whether the records of an investigation of Steve Clark, conducted by the Arkansas State Police and other investigative agencies, should be closed to the public. The trial court held that the investigative file was closed to the public until after Clark’s trial. It specifically found in its order that continued publicity would impair the court’s obligation to provide Clark with a fair and impartial trial by a jury. We agree.

On July 11, 1990, appellant Max Brantley, Assistant…