Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Hall
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 16, 2012No. 11-1199PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.
hThe sole issue in this appeal is whether use-of-force reports prepared by Lieutenant David Hudson of the Little Rock Police Department are exempt from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). We conclude that they are not exempt, and we affirm for that reason.
On October 29, 2011, an incident arose in front of Ferneau Restaurant in Little Rock, which resulted in the use of force by Little Rock Police Lieutenant Hudson against Chris Erwin. Erwin was charged with three misdemeanor offenses: criminal trespass, resisting arrest, and disorderly…
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