Legal Opinion
Bonilla, Rosali
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 12, 2014No. WR-76,736-02PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
When it declined to provide any information about the amount it would cost to purchase a trial and appellate transcript, the district clerk deprived Rosali Bonilla, relator, an imprisoned individual, of his constitutional right to have access to the courts. In denying relator’s request for information, the district clerk relied on statutory authority in Section 552.028 of the Texas Government Code that broadly permits a governmental body to decline to give information requested by an imprisoned…
3Cases cited16 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bracy v. GramleySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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