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Prisoners' Record Requests Enforceable Under U.S. Constitution and N.Y. Law

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2007

Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records. Location: New York.

Erie County, New York, District Attorney Frank Clark appealed a State Supreme Court ruling granting prisoner Daryl Hillard disclosure of documents regarding his prosecution. The court affirmed the disclosure.

Clark refused to produce the documents arguing that a prisoner's right to obtain records under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) ...

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