Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 2-85, (1985)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided January 10, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARTLEY G. MAUCH, District Attorney Sauk County
In your letter of November 17, 1983, you express concern about access by the public to investigative reports in the prosecutor's office relating to alleged matricide and two counts of sororicide. In effect, your letter asks for my opinion as to the extent to which prosecutors' files are subject to inspection under the public records law.
Section 19.35(1)(a), Stats., states:
Access to records; fees. (1) RIGHT TO INSPECTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any requester has a right to inspect any record. Substantive common law principles…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Youmans v. OwensWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- Newspapers, Inc. v. BreierWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Bilder v. Township of DelavanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Richards v. FoustWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
- State Ex Rel. Young v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991
- State Ex Rel. Richards v. FoustCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1990
- State Ex Rel. Richards v. FoustWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991