Willie Gaster Davis, Jr., Appellant v. Thomas Been, Prosecuting Attorney, Appellee

Summary

The court held that a criminal defendant has a statutory right to access all records pertaining to the defendant's case held by the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory. Because the statute mandates disclosure of such evidence to the defendant, the court reversed the dismissal and remanded for an order directing the laboratory to release the requested information. The court did not reach whether the prosecutor's duty was ministerial rather than discretionary.