Chavez v. Manger

By Judge R. Terrence Ney

This matter came before the Court on November 27, 2002, pursuant to Petitioner’s request for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus against Respondent J. Thomas Manger compelling the Respondent to release certain police investigative reports in the custody of the Fairfax County Police in connection with the Petitioner’s 1982 conviction.

Facts

Petitioner Roberto Chavez was convicted on November 19, 1982, on two counts of robbery and two counts of use of a weapon for which the punishment imposed was imprisonment in the state penitentiary for life plus six years. After his…