Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2009

State ex rel. Payton v. State

State ex rel. Payton v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 25, 2009 · Weimer
21 So. 3d 952; 2009 La. LEXIS 3480 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State ex rel. Payton v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re Payton, Russell; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of E. Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. D, No. 558-545; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2008 CW 2644.

Writ granted in part; otherwise denied. The Louisiana State Police Crime Lab is ordered to provide relator with an estimate of the costs of reproducing public records relator has requested and to which relator is entitled. La. Const, art. XII, section 3; R.S. 44:31; R.S. 44:31.1; State ex rel. Leonard v. State, 96-1889 (La.6/13/97), 695 So.2d 1325; State ex rel. Level v. State, 99-2266 (La.12/17/99), 751 So.2d 869; Range v. Moreau, 96-1607 (La.9/3/96), 678 So.2d 537. In all other respects, the application is denied.

WEIMER, J., recused.

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