Harris Enterprises, Inc. v. Moore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

The appellant, Harris Enterprises, Inc., appeals from the trial court’s determination that criminal investigation records sought to be disclosed by the appellant are exempt from disclosure under the Kansas Open Records Act, K.S.A. 45-215 et seq.

This case arose from the following circumstances:

In the early morning hours of January 28, 1983, the Olathe Police Department was called to the home of John and Carole Duffield. The Duffields’ son, Paul, had been brutally attacked, and their daughter, Janelle, bludgeoned to death by an unknown…