MARION, Ark. (AP) - A judge
has ruled that the physical evidence the mother of 1 of 3 Cub Scouts
killed in northeast Arkansas requested to see isn't available to her
under the state's Freedom of Information Act.
The judge's decision comes
in a lawsuit Pam Hicks filed in the hopes of viewing evidence in the
1993 slaying of her son, 8-year-old Stevie Branch, and his friends,
Michael Moore and Christopher Byers.
Hicks argued that police
and prosecutors violated the Freedom of Information Act by not allowing
her to examine items, including her son's bicycle and clothing.
The judge said in a ruling
filed late Monday that the West Memphis Police Department has not
violated the state's Freedom of Information Act.
Hicks's lawyer, Ken Swindle, says he respectfully disagrees with the judge's decision.
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