Waller v. Bryan

OPINION

SWTNEY, J.

This appeal results from an attempt by Ronald Bradford Waller [Appellant], a Tennessee prison inmate, to secure copies of photographs taken during the investigation of his criminal case which are in the possession of the Chattanooga Police Department. Appellant filed his petition in the Chancery Court of Hamilton County under the Tennessee Public Records Act while his post-conviction proceeding was pending before the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. The Chancellor dismissed the case, finding that Appellant’s discovery rights in the criminal case are governed by T.C.A. §…