In December, Joshua Winters appealed his conviction to the Wyoming Supreme Court, which has delayed its hearing pending the outcome of this court action.
In his order, Natrona County District Court Judge Thomas Sullins wrote the Public Records Act has the goal of disclosure and not secrecy, but there is an exception.
Lovcom wants the Wyoming DCI to show why it will not release records about how the Casper Police Department handled the investigations of Richardson and McMurry.
According to Lovcom, "The residents of Casper have a particular need to know how their police department handled the investigations of these important cases."