Supreme Court of Arkansas

Jessie Hill, Appellant v. Richard H. Gallagher, Custodian of Records, Appellee — Baker, J., Concurring

May 5, 20162016 Ark. LEXIS 162

Summary

Justice Baker concurred in the majority's decision but wrote separately to explain that the custodian and the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory Board acted contrary to the court's interpretation of the statute governing defendants' access to crime-laboratory records. The concurrence emphasizes that defendants have a right to access records pertaining to their cases and that administrative rules cannot conflict with that statutory interpretation.