Lawyers for an accused murderer will get 911 tapes involving their client and the murder victim after an Athens-Clarke County judge concluded such materials were public records. Georgia Judge Steven C. Jones rejected arguments by the county that releasing the records would violate individuals' privacy rights. Jones' ruling is one of the few Georgia trial court opinions on the subject, which has yet to be considered by a Georgia appellate court.
August 06, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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Lawyers for an accused murderer will get 911 tapes involving their clientand the murder victim after an Athens-Clarke County judge concluded suchmaterials were public records.
Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge Steven C. Jones, in an orderMonday, found that 911 tapes were analogous to initial incident reportswhich, under the state’s Open Records Act, are available for public scrutiny.
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