ÿWPCÕ &Š  ªû%Ã”ÝØ’À]dÒë7åº>ÅEK³Û¢®oŒ—„ý5iy† ËS™F4ã”âÿD´f_†i!Úÿæù7²­W®ÓàÏÊ~7V‘vymŒ?@ô `Ã㬞Pm›{µ0?Ñu§a¥0 }+Öƒ·´óA-¹0”owËÇO“[C³Âkœ“›î ¡¢ŸÝ½ë$Þk–I|l´ÛËóŸýQc-ý»V‡Ä‡©‡ü>Ã(#(s„½;Ú*­ª:3´Tt0NÂö¤ú‚¶ò}¢¦ª €yb·kXR迤Õ(vô3œípQÑä2_îW†G±†(dÀ§YzÕ/½ØASÏw¾e6®ÏÓ0VsÈu]l¤9yTn-$¥ToYåÃÓÄè…Ür¿EéÄ0ÜŒ;é£MŽðô3@o[ü¶!/F…G†hÚÖç-ÇÖ§x¤¯|@z ˜©sˆì°Ð²¬HP÷b1„ Yj½"ņ[–²ámôe†Ÿ—Pø £«n±°)¤º˜Ëùï‡wX?©mÕ‚o1skkÊ&M S¶÷òh(üS‘'[Bûqß+6|Ä ßÁ †$áð¥z ÷–…ö°ëšOÃb)Ѩ[ à~#{E~‰ úa}@ Ó|`#!@UNa %¯ 0éµwž 4¢ ¶ €Å E 0%M Nr 0Dt^ ¸Ä™Æ _ me|||r„U:öööööööööööööööööööööööö B0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 AQMÆž 0ýd 0ýa 0D^^ D3¢˜HP LaserJet 8000 DN PSØÚØÚÚØØÚ0(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX0¹V$¡legalÒ°ÒÒÀ°ÒÔ€XUXXXÔÓÓÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑtpO'ÔtHÔô3|x vÝ ƒ Í"$ÝÒ°ÒÒÀ°ÒÔ€XXXXÔÓÓÓ  Óà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÙë õXXÔÓÓThis€document€was€merely€a€verbatim€restatement€of€the€facts€alleged€in€the€initial€petition€and€containedÐ ° Ðno€additional€information.(Õ(3Í"$¤¤Ý ƒV!ÝÒ°ÒÒÀ°ÒÔ€XXXXÔÓÓÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÑTR[° AØ'ÿ 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Ðexception€to€the€requirement€of€disclosure.€€However,€final€conclusion€of€a€prosecution€does€not€conclusivelyÏrequire€access€to€the€record€of€an€investigation€which€is€being€actively€pursued€for€bona€fide€legitimate€reasonsÏdisclosed€òòin€cameraóó€to€the€adjudicating€court.€In€the€present€case,€there€is€no€claim€of€any€reason€for€secrecy€ofÐ  j Ðthe€files€to€be€examined€except€the€possibility€of€the€necessity€of€a€new€trial€if€the€application€for€post€judgmentÏrelief€should€be€successful.€€As€stated,€this€claim€is€not€sufficient€to€defeat€the€rights€of€the€public€(includingÏplaintiff€and€her€client)€under€the€Public€Records€Act.Ìà ` àòòJackson€v.€Hackett,€óóTenn.€Ct.€App.,€No.€37,€filed€October€3,€1990,€held€that€a€Petition€for€Judicial€ReviewÐ 2 ‚  Ðin€the€Chancery€Court€by€a€prisoner€seeking€access€to€public€records€concerning€the€investigation€of€the€crime€forÏwhich€he€was€convicted€could€not€be€dismissed€without€a€hearing€as€required€by€Ô_ÔT.C.A.Ô_Ô€ððÔ#†XX õôÙëÁ#Ô€10„7„505.HÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ  hÝ ƒ[0"ÝÔ€XXXXÔÓÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€X¼šXXXÔÔ€è:çXX¼šÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€Ùçè:ÔÐ  ÐÌOctober€18,€1999ÌÌCecil€Ô_ÔCrowsonÔ_Ô,€Jr.ÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAµÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular dZ[\]_Cþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(Õ30$¢¢Ý ƒV!ÝÒ°ÒÒÀ°ÒÔ€XXXXÔÓÓÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÑTR[° AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÝ  Ý(Õ30$££Ý ƒV!ÝÒ°ÒÒÀ°ÒÔ€XXXXÔÓÓÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÑTR[° AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó....'ÿÿdxdÝ ƒV!ÝÒ°ÒÒÀ°ÒÔ€XXXXÔÓÓÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÑTR[° AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÒ°ÀÒÒFÒÓ  ÓÓÓÑ8€XdìdÈ8ÑÔ_Ôà@d d 7àò òÔ‡¼¯»XXÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@®®%7àAT€KNOXVILLEÔ#†XX»¼¯{#ÔˆÐ Ä Ðòòßv€Y_@0,j: `€€@ÿE˜Ü” tt¨¬ÐØ ` vßà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V àà ® àà  àà ^ àÌÌÌÌÌó óóóRONALD€BRADFORD€WALLER,à þ àà0 V à)Ðt ÄV(#V(# Ðà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V à)à ® à03A01„9903„CH„00100òòò òÐ ` ° Ðà ž àó óóóPlaintiff/Appellantà ¦ àà þ àà0 V à)ÐL œ V(#V(# Ðà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V à)Ìvs.à ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà0 V à)à0®V(#V(#àAppeal€As€Of€Right€From€TheÐ$t ®(#®(# Ðà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V à)à ® àHAMILTON€CO.€CHANCERY€COURTÐ `  ÐMELINDA€BRYAN€andà ¦ àà þ àà0 V à)ÐüL V(#V(# ÐWILLIAM€H.€COX,€III,à ¦ àà þ àà0 V à)Ðè8 V(#V(# Ðà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V à)à ® àHON.€W.€FRANK€BROWN,€IIIÐ Ô$ Ðà ž àDefendants/Appellees.à þ àà0 V à)à ® àCHANCELLORòòò òÐÀV(#V(# ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌFor€the€Appellant:à N àà ¦ àà þ àà V àà ® àFor€the€Appellee€Melinda€Bryan:Ð 4„ Ðó óóóRONALD€BRADFORD€WALLERòòò òà þ àà V àó óóóà ® àPHILLILP€A.€NOBLETTÐ  p ÐPro€Seà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V àà ® àLAWRENCE€W.€KELLYÐ  \ Ðà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V àà ® àChattanooga,€TN€37402ÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V àà ® àà  àà ^ àà ¶ àà  àSwiney,€J.Ð €"Ð  ÐÌÌÌò òòòà@ˆˆ%7àÔ‡¼¯»XXÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ#†XX»¼¯ #ԈР0&€!$ ÐÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà ž àó óóóà ö àThis€appeal€results€from€an€attempt€by€Ronald€Bradford€Waller€[Appellant],€aÐ )l$' ÐTennessee€prison€inmate,€to€secure€copies€of€photographs€taken€during€the€investigation€of€hisÏcriminal€case€which€are€in€the€possession€of€the€Chattanooga€Police€Department.€€€Appellant€€filedÏhis€petition€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Hamilton€County€under€the€Tennessee€Public€Records€ActÏwhile€his€post„conviction€proceeding€was€pending€before€the€Tennessee€Court€of€CriminalÏAppeals.€€The€Chancellor€dismissed€the€case,€finding€that€Appellant's€discovery€rights€in€theÏcriminal€case€are€governed€by€T.C.A.€ðð€40„3„209€and€Supreme€Court€Rule€28,€which€do€notÏprovide€for€a€petition€in€Chancery€Court.€€We€affirm.Ìò òòòó óóóÓ{ ÓÓÓà ž àà ö àWhile€the€Appellant€and€the€Appellees€each€state€the€issues€presented€for€reviewÐ Ü7,37 Ðsomewhat€differently,€they€are€in€agreement€as€to€what€the€real€heart€of€these€issues€presented€forÐ ´959 Ðreview€is.€€The€first€issue€is€whether€Appellant€can€obtain€through€the€Tennessee€Public€RecordsÏAct€copies€of€documents€maintained€in€the€Appellees'€files€while€his€post€conviction€proceedingÏis€pending,€or€whether€both€his€right€to€obtain€these€documents€and€the€procedure€to€be€followedÏto€obtain€these€documents€are€controlled€instead€€by€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„3„209€and€Supreme€Court€RuleÏ28.€€The€second€issue€is€whether€or€not€the€Appellantððs€inability€to€show€up€in€person€at€theÏChattanooga€Police€Department€"for€inspection"€of€the€records€prohibits€him€from€obtaining€copiesÏof€identified€records.Ìà@\\&7àò òòòBACKGROUNDóóó óˆÐ ˜è  Ðà ž àà ö àRonald€Bradford€Waller€is€an€inmate€at€a€Tennessee€prison€since€€his€convictionÏin€April€1992€on€two€counts€of€first€degree€murder,€one€count€of€especially€aggravated€robbery,Ïand€one€count€of€theft€of€property€over€one€thousand€dollars.€€Ìà ž àà ö àOn€May€10,€1996,€Appellant€€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,€which€wasÏdenied€by€the€Trial€Court€on€March€17,€1997.€€€He€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€of€the€Trial€Court'sÏruling,€and€on€October€15,€1998,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€filed€an€Opinion€in€that€appeal,Ïholding€that:ÌÓÓà8 ž àà ö àWithout€reaching€the€merits€of€the€appellant's€petition,€we€find€it€necessaryÏto€remand€this€cause€to€the€trial€court€as€the€posture€of€this€case,€the€lack€ofÏadequate€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€by€the€trial€court,€and€the€State'sÏfailure€to€respond€to€the€supplemental€brief€prevent€us€from€completing€any€kindÏof€meaningful€review.Ð žÐ žÐ  ÐÓxÓÌÓÓà@  '7à*€€€*€€€*ˆÌÌÌà8 ž àà ö àFor€these€reasons,€this€cause€is€remanded€solely€for€the€purpose€ofÏpermitting€the€trial€court€to€enter€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€as€toÏeach€ground€alleged€in€the€appellant's€petition.€€No€further€filings€or€supplementalÏpleadings€by€either€party€shall€be€permitted€at€the€post„conviction€level.€€Once€theÏtrial€court€enters€its€order,€the€appellant€may€be€appointed€counsel€for€purposes€ofÏappeal,€if€he€so€desires.€€Irrespective€of€his€position€regarding€counsel,€only€oneÏbrief€to€this€court€will€be€permitted.€€The€briefs€previously€filed€by€the€parties€inÏthis€appeal€will€not€be€considered.Ð žÐ žÐ  ÐÌÓÓà ž àà ö àOn€October€26,€1998,€Appellant€filed€a€Petition€to€Rehear€the€Post„Conviction€case,Ïwhich€was€denied€by€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€on€November€3,€1998.€€On€February€23,€1999,Ïthe€record€was€withdrawn€by€Hon.€Douglas€Meyer€for€consideration€and€further€action€as€requiredÏby€the€Opinion€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€of€October€15,€1998.€€On€June€10,€1999,€theÏrecord€was€returned€to€the€Clerk€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals.€€Ð <9Œ49 Ðà ž à€à ö àThe€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals,€on€August€10,€1999,€ordered€Appellant's€criminalÐ ° Ðconviction€record€and€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act€record€combined€and€established€a€docketÏnumber€in€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€"for€future€references€and€filings."€€€Appellant€filed€a€proÏse€brief€in€that€case€on€August€26,€1999,€and€the€record€was€sent€to€the€office€of€the€AttorneyÏGeneral€on€that€date€for€preparation€of€their€brief,€which€as€shown€in€the€record€before€us€has€notÏbeen€received€by€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals.€€Clearly,€the€Appellant's€Post„Conviction€case€isÏstill€pending.Ìà ž àà ö àOn€September€9,€1998,€Appellant€mailed€a€"Public€Records€Act€Request"€to€Lt.ÏMelinda€Bryan,€records€custodian€of€the€Chattanooga€Police€Department,€requesting€copies€ofÏphotographs€taken€in€the€investigation€of€his€murder/robbery€case.€€He€acknowledged€that€his€post„¼conviction€case€was€pending:€€"Unfortunately€they€[the€photos]€will€be€of€no€benefit,€as€my€appealÏis€already€filed.€€In€fact,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€will€hear€my€case€on€September€30,€1998.€ÏI€do€wish€to€obtain€copies€of€these€records€to€assist€in€the€preparation€of,€and€presentation€of€issues,Ïin€a€Federal€Habeas€Corpus."€€The€request€was€denied€by€the€Chattanooga€Police€Department€onÏNovember€13,€1998,€because€Appellantððs€post„conviction€appeal€was€pending.€€Ìà ž àà ö àOn€December€10,€1998,€Appellant€filed€his€"Verified€Petition"€in€the€ChanceryÏCourt€for€Hamilton€County,€asking€that€court€to€order€the€Appellees€to€furnish€him€the€requestedÏphotographs,€and€stating,€"[t]here€are€no€pending€criminal€proceedings€relating€to€the€publicÏrecords€identified€in€Exhibit„A.€€The€records€identified€in€Exhibit„A€relate€to€an€investigation€thatÏhas€been€closed€and€a€prosecution€that€has€ended,€in€òòState€v.€Waller,€óóCases€Nos.€186377,€78,€79,Ð ¸'#& Ðand€80,€Hamilton€County."Ìà ž àà ö àAppellant's€"Verified€Petition"€was€heard€by€the€Chancellor€on€February€1,€1999,Ïupon€the€Appellee€Bryan's€motion€to€dismiss€under€Rule€12.02(6),€T.R.C.P.,€for€failure€to€state€aÏclaim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted,€and/or€motion€for€judgment€on€the€pleadings€pursuant€toÏRule€12.03,€T.R.C.P.€€The€Chancellor€also€considered€Appellant's€"Declaration€of€Ronald€BradfordÏWaller,"׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€his€Response€in€Opposition€to€Defendant's€Motion,€as€well€as€Memoranda€of€LawÐ È2.2 Ðâ âsubmitted€by€the€parties.€€The€matter€was€taken€under€advisement,€and€on€February€18,€1999,€theÐ  4ð/4 ÐChancellor€filed€a€Memorandum€Opinion€and€Order€denying€Appellant's€"Verified€Petition,"€Ïfinding€that:Ìâ âÓÓà8 ž àà ö àThus,€it€appears€that€Supreme€Court€Rule€28,€which€was€adopted€first€onÏNovember€17,€1995€and€amended€twice€in€1996,€and€T.C.A.€ðð€40„3„209€controlÏdiscovery€in€post„conviction€procedures.€€Both€of€these€authorities€are€state€laws.€ÏBoth€are€subsequent€to€the€cited€court€decisions€[in€the€parties'€Memoranda€of€Law]Ïallowing€discovery€of€police€records€in€post„conviction€proceedings.€€This€courtÏagrees€that€any€discovery€should€be€through€the€trial€or€appellate€courts€consideringÏthe€post„conviction€petition.€€Ronald€Bradford€Waller€has€filed€his€request€with€theÏwrong€court.€€Therefore,€his€petition€is€denied€and€shall€be€dismissed.€òòò òÐÔ$ žÐ žÐ  Ðóóó óÌÓ  Óò òòòDISCUSSIONóóó óÐ ¬ü  ÐÓ  ÓÌÓÓà ž àà ö àOur€standard€of€review€of€a€trial€court's€decision€on€a€motion€to€dismiss€under€RulesÏ12.02(6)€and€12.03,€T.R.C.P.€is€well„settled.€€We€are€to€construe€the€complaint€liberally€in€favorÏof€the€plaintiff,€taking€all€allegations€of€fact€as€true,€and€deny€the€motion€unless€it€appears€that€theÏplaintiff€can€prove€no€set€of€facts€in€support€of€the€claim€that€would€entitle€him€to€relief.€€€OurÏreview€of€the€lower€court's€legal€conclusions€is€òòde€novoóó€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòSteinÐ ä4 Ðv.€Davidson€Hotel€Co.,€óó945€S.W.2d€714,€716€(Tenn.€1997).Ð ¼  Ðà ž àà ö àWe€first€address€the€issue€raised€by€the€Appellees,€i.e.€whether€or€not€Appellant'sÏinability€to€present€himself€in€person€to€inspect€and€request€copies€of€the€documents€prohibits€himÏfrom€obtaining€those€copies€if€he€is€otherwise€entitled€to€receive€them€under€the€Public€RecordsÏAct.€€€€Ìà ž àà ö àIt€is€this€Court's€duty€to€apply€rather€than€construe€the€language€of€the€PublicÏRecords€Act,€€since€the€intent€of€the€Legislature€is€represented€by€clear€and€unambiguous€language.€ÏòòSee€Cammuse€v.€Davidson€Co.€District€Attorney,€óóNo.€01A01„9709„CH„00503€(Tenn.€App.,€€filedÐ ¤(ô#' ÐMarch€24,€1999€[no€appl.€perm.€app.])òòóó.€€€While€Appellees€do€not€have€an€obligation€to€review€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðsearch€their€records€pursuant€to€a€Public€Records€Act€request,€they€do€have€the€clear€obligation€toÏproduce€those€records€for€inspection,€unless€otherwise€provided€by€state€law,€and€to€provide€a€copyÏor€copies€of€any€such€record€requested€by€such€citizen,€upon€the€payment€of€a€reasonable€chargeÏor€fee€therefor.€€òòSeeóó€òòTennessean€v.€Electrical€Power€Board€of€Nashvilleóó,€€979€S.W.2d€297,€303Ð Ü1,-1 Ð(Tenn.€1998).€€If€the€citizen€requesting€inspection€and€copying€of€the€documents€can€sufficientlyÏidentify€those€documents€so€that€Appellees€know€which€documents€to€copy,€a€€requirement€thatÏthe€citizen€must€appear€in€person€to€request€a€copy€of€those€documents€would€€place€form€overÏsubstance€and€not€be€consistent€with€the€clear€intent€of€the€Legislature.€€The€adoption€of€theÐ <9Œ49 ÐAppelleesðð€position€would€mean€that€any€citizen€who€was€unable€to€personally€appear€before€theÏrecords€custodian€would€be€unable€to€obtain€copies€of€the€documents€pursuant€to€the€PublicÏRecords€Act.€€This€restriction€would€prohibit€all€Tennessee€citizens€who€are€unable,€because€ofÏhealth€reasons€or€other€physical€limitations,€to€appear€before€the€records€custodian€€from€obtainingÏcopies€of€public€documents€pursuant€to€the€Public€Records€Act.€€Such€a€result€is€not€consistentÏwith€the€clear€intent€of€the€Legislature,€and€this€Court€will€not€interpret€this€statute€in€such€a€wayÏas€to€prohibit€those€citizens,€or€those€citizens€incarcerated,€from€the€rights€provided€by€the€PublicÏRecords€Act.€€Appellees€can€fix€a€charge€or€fee€per€copy€so€as€to€recover€the€actual€cost€ofÏproducing€and€delivering€the€copies.€€òòId.óóÐ pÀ Ðà ž àà ö àIf€a€citizen€can€sufficiently€identify€the€documents€which€he€wishes€to€obtain€copiesÏof€so€as€to€enable€the€custodian€of€the€records€to€know€which€documents€are€to€be€copied,€theÏcitizen's€personal€presence€before€the€record€custodian€is€not€required.€€However,€the€recordsÏcustodian€is€not€required€under€the€Public€Records€Act€to€make€the€inspection€for€the€citizenÏrequesting€the€documents.€€The€citizen,€to€be€able€to€obtain€copies€of€those€documents€withoutÏmaking€a€personal€inspection,€must€sufficiently€identify€those€documents€so€that€the€recordsÏcustodian€can€produce€and€copy€those€documents€without€the€requirement€of€a€search€by€theÏrecords€custodian.€The€records€custodian€can€require€a€charge€or€fee€per€copy€that€will€cover€bothÏthe€costs€of€producing€the€copies€and€delivering€the€copies.€€It€is€the€opinion€of€this€Court€that€suchÏwas€the€intent€of€the€Legislature.Ìà ž àà ö àWe€now€turn€to€the€issue€of€whether€Appellant€can€obtain,€through€the€TennesseeÏPublic€Records€Act,€copies€of€documents€maintained€in€the€Appelleesðð€files€while€his€post„¼conviction€proceeding€is€pending.€€Appellant's€Petition€admits€that€his€Post„Conviction€case€wasÏpending€before€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€at€the€time€his€Petition€was€filed€in€the€ChanceryÏCourt,€€but€argues€that€"the€mere€pendency€of€the€appeal€from€collateral€proceedings,€and€the€intentÏto€file€a€Federal€Habeas€Corpus,€does€not€make€the€file€one€relevant€to€any€pending€orÏcontemplated€criminal€action€.€.€.€òòCapital€Case€Resource€Center€v.€Woodall,€óó€C.C.A.€[sic„Tenn.Ð È2.2 ÐApp.]€No.€01„A„01„9104„CH„00150,€Opinion€Filed€January€29,€1992€[òòno€appl.€perm.€appóó.]òòóó."€Ð  4ð/4 ÐAppellant€argues€the€requested€copies€of€photographs€must€be€provided€under€the€Public€RecordsÏâ âAct,€even€though€they€would€not€have€to€be€provided€if€the€criminal€action€were€"pending."Ð P8 38 Ðà ž àà ö àThis€Court€in€òòWoodallóó€stated,€"[t]he€principal€issue€in€this€appeal€is€whether€aÐ ° Ðâ âprosecution€file€is€exempt€from€public€inspection€under€the€Public€Records€Act€where€the€personÏconvicted€of€the€crime,€after€exhausting€all€avenues€of€direct€appeal,€has€filed€a€post„convictionÏrelief€proceeding,€specifically€a€petition€for€the€writ€of€habeas€corpus€in€federal€court."€€The€CourtÏthen€restated€the€issue€as€whether€the€pendency€of€a€federal€habeas€corpus€proceeding,€i.e.,€aÏòòcollateralóó€attack€on€the€conviction€has€the€effect€of€òòre„openingóó€the€case€in€the€sense€that€a€PublicÐ è 8  ÐRecords€Act€request€to€inspect€documents€in€the€possession€of€the€district€attorney€general€shouldÏbe€regarded€as€the€equivalent€of€a€òòpre„trialóó€discovery€request€subject€to€the€provisions€of€RuleÐ ˜è  Ð16(a)(2),€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€€The€court€held€that€"on€these€facts,€Rule€16(a)(2)€of€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Criminal€Procedure€does€not€exempt€the€file€from€public€inspection€pursuant€to€the€PublicÏRecords€Act."Ìà ž àà ö àUnfortunately€for€the€Appellant,òòóó€the€Legislature,€after€this€Court's€opinion€inÐ øH ÐòòWoodallóó,€adopted€the€Post€Conviction€Procedure€Act€codified€at€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„3„201,€òòet€seq.óó€inÐ Ð  Ð1995.€€€Additionally,€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€28€was€first€adopted€on€November€17,€1995,Ïand€later€amended€in€1996.€€Application€of€T.C.A.€ðð€40„3„201€òòet€seq.óó€and€Tennessee€SupremeÐ €Ð ÐCourt€Rule€28€are€dispostive€of€the€appeal.Ìà ž àà ö àAppellees€contend€that€the€Public€Records€Act€provides€that€a€custodian€ofÏgovernment€records€shall€not€refuse€a€citizen€the€right€to€inspect€such€records,€".€.€.€òòunlessÐ $X" Ðotherwise€provided€by€state€law."óó€€T.C.A.€ðð€10„7„503(a).€€Appellees€argue€that€because€Ð à%0!$ ÐAppellant's€post€conviction€appeal€was€pending€at€the€time€of€Appellantððs€document€request,€hisÏaccess€to€the€records€of€the€Chattanooga€Police€Department€relating€to€the€investigation€of€criminalÏcases€brought€against€him€òòisóó€òòotherwise€provided€by€state€law;€óói.e.,€T.C.A.€ðð€40„30„209€andÐ h+¸&* ÐSupreme€Court€Rule€28.€€Therefore,€Appellees€contend€that€€any€discovery€of€police€records€by€Mr.ÏWaller€should€be€through€the€trial€or€appellate€courts€which€are€contemporaneously€consideringÏhis€post„conviction€petition,€rather€than€under€the€Public€Records€Act.€€As€to€òòCapital€CaseÐ ð0@,0 ÐResource€Center€v.€Woodall,€supra,óó€Appellees€argue,€and€the€Chancellor€held:Ð È2.2 ÐÓÓà8 ž àà ö àThe€real€question€in€this€case€is€whether€the€Legislature's€adoption€of€theÏPost„Conviction€Procedure€Act,€T.C.A.€ðð€40„30„201€òòet€seq.,óó€which€was€passed€inÐ Œ5Ü05 Ðâ â1995€and€became€effective€on€May€10,€1995,€and€the€Supreme€Court's€adoption€ofÐ x6È16 Ðits€Rule€28,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Post„Conviction€procedure,€change€the€resultÏdictated€by€the€òòFreeman,€Jackson€óóand€òòWoodallóó€decisions.Ô% € Ô׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×МìžÐ žÐ  Ðâ  ÌÓÓà ž àà ö àFinding€that€the€Post„Conviction€Act€and€Rule€28€had€both€been€enacted€subsequentÏto€the€cited€court€decisions,€the€Chancellor€then€held€that€any€discovery€should€be€through€the€trialÏor€appellate€courts€considering€the€post„conviction€petition.€€"Ronald€Bradford€Waller€has€filedÏhis€request€with€the€wrong€court."€€Ìà ž àò òT.C.A.€ðð€10„7„503(a)ó ó€provides:Ð Ô$  ÐÓÓà8 ž à(a)€€All€state,€county€and€municipal€records€and€all€records€maintained€by€theÏTennessee€performing€arts€center€management€corporation,€except€any€publicÏdocuments€authorized€to€be€destroyed€by€the€county€public€records€commission€inÏaccordance€with€€ðð€10„7„404,€shall€at€all€times,€during€business€hours,€be€open€forÏpersonal€inspection€by€any€citizen€of€Tennessee,€and€those€in€charge€of€suchÏrecords€shall€not€refuse€such€right€of€inspection€to€any€citizen,€òòunless€otherwiseÐ P  Ðprovided€by€state€law€óó(emphasis€added)òò.óóÐ<ŒžÐ žÐ  ÐÌà ž àò ò€T.C.A.€ðð€10„7„507ó ó€provides:€ò òÐ d ÐÌà8 ž àRecords€of€convictions€of€traffic€and€other€violations€„€Availability.Ð žÐ žÐ  Ðà8 ž àó óAny€public€official€having€charge€or€custody€of€or€control€over€any€public€recordsÐ Ü, Ðof€convictions€of€traffic€violations€or€any€other€state,€county€or€municipal€publicÏoffenses€shall€make€available€to€any€citizen,€upon€request,€during€regular€officeÏhours,€a€copy€or€copies€of€any€such€record€requested€by€such€citizen,€upon€theÏpayment€of€a€reasonable€charge€or€fee€therefor.€€Such€official€is€authorized€to€fixÏa€charge€or€fee€per€copy€that€would€reasonably€defray€the€copy€of€producing€andÏdelivering€such€copy€or€copies.Ð žÐ žÐ  ÐÌÓÓà ž àà ö àAppellees€contend€that€Appellant's€request€does€not€fall€within€the€ambit€of€theÏabove„cited€Public€Records€Act€because€the€records€he€requested€are€covered€by€the€provisionÏ"otherwise€provided€by€state€law,"€TCA€ðð€10„7„503(a).€€Appellees€contend€that€the€state€law€whichÏis€"otherwise€provided"€is€the€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act,€€T.C.A.€ðð€40„30„209(b)€andÏTennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€28.€Ìâ âà ž àà ö àThe€relevant€portion€of€T.C.A.€ðð€40„30„209(b)€is€as€follows:Ð t+Ä&* ÐÓ_PÓà8 ž à(b)€€Discovery€is€not€available€in€a€proceeding€under€this€section€except€as€providedÏâ âunder€Rule€16€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure.Ð žÐ žÐ  ÐÌà ž àRule€16,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure€provides:ÌÌà8 ž àò ò(a)(1)(C€)€Documents€and€Tangible€Objects.ó ó€€Upon€request€of€the€defendant,€theÐ L œ Ðstate€shall€permit€the€defendant€to€inspect€and€copy€or€photograph€books,€papers,Ïdocuments,€photographs,€tangible€objects,€buildings€or€places,€or€copies€or€portionsÏthereof,€which€are€within€the€possession,€custody€or€control€of€the€state,€and€whichÏare€material€to€the€preparation€of€the€defendant's€defense€or€are€intended€for€use€byÏthe€state€as€evidence€in€chief€at€the€trial,€or€were€obtained€from€or€belong€to€theÏdefendant.Ð žÐ žÐ  ÐÌà8 ž àò ò(a)(2)€Information€Not€Subject€to€Disclosure.ó ó€€Except€as€provided€in€paragraphsÐ °  Ð(A),€(B),€and€(D)€of€subdivision€(a)(1),€this€rule€does€not€authorize€the€discoveryÏor€inspection€of€reports,€memoranda,€or€other€internal€state€documents€made€by€theÏdistrict€attorney€general€or€other€state€agents€or€law„enforcement€officers€inÏconnection€with€the€investigation€or€prosecution€of€the€case,€or€of€statements€madeÏby€state€witnesses€or€prospective€state€witnesses.Ð žÐ žÐ  ÐÌà ž àSupreme€Court€Rule€28,€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Post„Conviction€Procedureò ò,ó ó€provides,€asÐ (x Ðpertinent:ÌÌà8 ž àò òðð€6.€Procedure€After€Petition€Filed.€ó óÐð@žÐ žÐ  ÐÌà8 ž àà ö àò ò(B)€€Court€Obligations€„€ó óÐȞРžÐ  Ðà8 ž àòòò òÐ žÐ žÐ  Ðà0 ž àà0ö ž(#ž(#àà8N ö (#ö (#àó óóó(3)€€In€the€event€a€colorable€claim€is€stated,€the€judge€shall€enter€aÐ  ð Ðpreliminary€order€which:Ð N Ð N Ð  ÐÌà ž àà ö àà N àà8 ¦ à(c€)€€directs€disclosure€by€the€state€ofÏall€that€is€required€to€be€disclosedÏunder€Rule€16€of€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€to€theÏextent€relevant€to€the€groundsÏalleged€in€the€petition,€and€any€otherÏdisclosure€required€by€the€state€orÏfederal€constitution;Ð ¦È¦È Ðà ž àà ö àÌà ž àà ö àò ò(C€)€€Petitioner's€and€State's€Obligations€„€òòÐ °($' ÐÌà ž àà ö àà8 N àó óóó(7)€€Upon€receiving€the€court's€preliminary€order,Ð ˆ*Ø%) Ðthe€state€shall€provide€to€petitioner€discovery€of€allÏthose€items€deemed€discoverable€under€Rule€16,ÏTennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€if€relevantÏto€the€issues€raised€in€the€post„conviction€petition,Ïand€shall€provide€any€other€disclosure€required€byÏthe€state€or€federal€constitution.Ð N N  ÐÌòòò òà ž àóóðð€7.€€Discovery€&€Production€of€Evidence.Ð è18-1 ÐÌà ž àà8 ö à(A)€€Discovery€„€€ó óThe€state€shall€provide€discovery€in€accordanceÐ À3/3 Ðwith€Section€6(C)(7).òòò òа404ö xö x ÐÌà ž àà8 ö àóó(B)€€Production€of€Documents€„€ó óThe€court€may€require€any€clerkÐ ˆ6Ø16 Ðof€any€Tennessee€court€to€furnish€copies€of€documents,€orders,€orÏrecords€to€petitioner€or€to€file€the€documents€in€the€clerk's€office€atÏthe€state's€expense.Ð ö xö x Ðò òÓÓó ó.Ð <:Œ5: Ðà ž àà ö àThe€Tennessee€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act,€T.C.A.€ðð€40„30„201€òòet€seq.,óó€enacted€Ð ° Ðin€1995,€specifically€provides€that€Rule€16€is€applicable€to€discovery€in€Tennessee€post„convictionÏcases.€€If€the€Legislature€had€wanted€the€Public€Records€Act€to€control€discovery€in€TennesseeÏpost„conviction€proceedings,€it€could€have€so€provided.€€The€Legislature€instead€made€Rule€16Ïapplicable€to€Tennessee€post„conviction€proceedings.€€Additionally,€Supreme€Court€Rule€28,€firstÏadopted€on€November€17,€1995,€specifically€provides€that€Rule€16,€along€with€other€disclosuresÏrequired€by€the€state€or€federal€constitution,€will€control€the€discovery€in€Tennessee€post€convictionÏproceedings.€€Rule€28€also€details€the€procedure€to€be€followed€in€post„conviction€discovery.Ìà ž àà ö àT.C.A.€ðð€40„30„209€and€Supreme€Court€Rule€28€are€part€of€the€"state€law"€ofÏTennessee.€€Together€they€provide€both€what€is€discoverable€and€how€it€is€discoverable€in€aÏTennessee€post„conviction€proceeding.€€These€procedures,€rights,€and€restrictions€on€post„Ïconviction€proceedings€discovery€fit€Appellantððs€document€request€directly€in€the€"unlessÏotherwise€provided€by€state€law"€category.€Ìà ž àà ö àIf€this€Court€were€to€adopt€Appellantððs€argument,€we€would€by€judicial€actionÏamend€T.C.A.€ðð€40„30„209(b)€so€as€to€delete€that€provision€of€the€Post€Conviction€Act€thatÏ"discovery€is€not€available€in€a€proceeding€under€this€section€except€as€provided€under€Rule€16€ofÏthe€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure.ðð€€€If€this€amendment€is€to€be€made,€it€should€be€madeÏby€the€Legislature€and€not€this€Court.Ìà ž àà ö àAdoption€of€the€Appellantððs€position€would€also€require€us€to€ignore€the€controllingÏprovisions€of€€Supreme€Court€Rule€28€which€dictate€the€procedure€for€the€Court,€the€petitioner,€andÏthe€state€to€follow€concerning€discovery€under€Rule€16€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€CriminalÏProcedure€in€a€post„conviction€proceeding.€€€While,€from€time€to€time,€we€might€wish€it€were€so,Ïthe€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€has€not€delegated€to€this€Court€the€authority€to€amend€the€rules€ofÏthe€Tennessee€Supreme€Court.€€€If€such€changes€are€to€be€made,€they€must€be€made€by€theÏLegislature€and€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€rather€than€by€this€Court.ÌÓ  Óà @` àà @¸ àò òòòCONCLUSIONóóó óÐ È2.2 ÐÓiÓà ž àà ö àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€TrialÏCourt€for€such€further€proceedings,€if€any,€as€may€be€required,€consistent€with€this€Opinion,€andÏfor€collection€of€the€costs€below.€€The€costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€Appellant.Ì€€€€€ò òÐ (:x5: Ðà ž àó óÌÓÓÌÌÌÌà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V à_________________________________________Ìà ž àà ö àà N àà ¦ àà þ àà V àD.€MICHAEL€SWINEY,€J.ÌÌÌÌòòò òÌÌÌCONCUR:ó óóóÐ ˜è  ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHOUSTON€M.€GODDARD,€P.J.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHERSCHEL€P.€FRANKS,€J.