Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL . STATE OF TEXAS JOHN CORNYN August 14,2002 The Honorable Charles D. Penick Opinion No. JC-0542 Bastrop County Criminal District Attorney 804 Pecan Street Re: Whether an autopsy report may be Bastrop, Texas 78602 withheld from the public if a prosecutor determines that its release could hinder a murder investigation (RQ-05 11 -JC) Dear Mr. Penick: You ask if there is any provision of law that would prevent public inspection of an autopsy report held by a justice of the peace, where disclosure would hinder the investigation or prosecution of a serious offense.’…