Legal Opinion
James E. Boren v. Earl B. Taylor
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 2017No. 2016-CC-2078PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, J. *
[! This case presents the res nova issue of whether an attorney, representing an incarcerated felon, is subject to the provisions of La. R.S. 44:31.1, when making a public records request to obtain information relative to a potential post-conviction relief application. Both the district court and the appellate court ruled in the affirmative. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand with instructions.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Attorney James E. Boren was retained by Stephan M. Bergeron to review his 2013 rape convictions to determine if there were any valid bases for…
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