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COMMISSIONER v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION

(12927)

204 Conn. 609 (1987)

COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter E. Wiese, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Joseph I. Lieberman, attorney general, and Stephen J. O'Neill, assistant attorney general, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Ralph G. Elliot, with whom, on the brief, was William S. Fish, for the appellees (defendants the Hartford Courant et al.).

Constance L. Chambers, assistant general counsel, with whom, on the brief, was Mitchell W. Pearlman, general counsel, for the appellee (named defendant).

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, SANTANIELLO, DUPONT and CURRAN, JS.

SANTANIELLO, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is the extent to which the public or interested parties have access to exhibits and evidence received by the statewide organized crime investigative task force (SOCITF). The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment of the trial court sustaining the order of the defendant, freedom of information commission (FOIC), directing the plaintiff, the commissioner of the department of public safety (DPS), to provide access...

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