Connell v. Kersey

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court properly sustained a demurrer to a petition for writ of mandamus. The petitioner had sought to compel a Commonwealth’s Attorney to produce records related to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution, asserting that the records were subject to disclosure under The Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Code § 2.1-340, et seq. (FOIA).

BACKGROUND

The parties do not dispute the principal facts. James G. Connell, III, a resident of Virginia and an attorney-at-law serving as an Assistant Public Defender in Fairfax County, represents Ahmed…