State v. McEwen

Apr 3, 1987
87-KK-0478
Reporters:
Before:
Per Curiam (per curiam)

PER CURIAM.

Granted. The intent of La.R.S. 44:3A(4) is to declare that the entire initial report of the investigation following a complaint constitutes a public record subject to discovery. The reporting officer may ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍not defeat the purpose of the statute by including only selective information in the initial report and placing the remainder of the information obtained in the initial investigation in a separate supplemental report. ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍The initial report should include all information obtained in the initial investigation of the complaint, especially when the initial investigation following a complaint results in the requesting party‘s ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍arrest.

Accordingly, the case is remanded to the trial court to conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine what information was uncovered in the initial investigation and to order the ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍officer to file an amended initial report containing that information, as required by the statute.