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HOLMES v. MORALES

No. 95-1251.

924 S.W.2d 920 (1996)

John B. HOLMES, Jr., Harris County District Attorney, Petitioner, v. Dan MORALES, Attorney General of Texas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Delmore, III, Houston, for Petitioner.

Diane Weidert Morris, Austin, for Respondent.

BAKER, Justice.

John B. Holmes, Jr., the Harris County District Attorney, filed this action in the trial court seeking a declaratory judgment that the Texas Open Records Act does not require a prosecutor to disclose "closed" criminal litigation files. The trial court found that the Open Records Act required disclosure, and the court of appeals affirmed. Holmes asserts that the Act categorically excepts his "closed" files from disclosure. We agree. We hold that section...

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