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NEWS-PRESS PUB. CO., INC. v. SAPP

No. 84-457.

464 So.2d 1335 (1985)

NEWS-PRESS PUBLISHING CO., INC., d/b/a Fort Myers News-Press, Appellant, v. Glen E. SAPP, As Duly Elected Sheriff of Charlotte County, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 15, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Carta of Simpson, Henderson, Savage & Carta, Fort Myers, for appellant.

Gregg D. Thomas and Mike Piscitelli of Holland & Knight, Tampa, for amicus curiae The Tribune Company on behalf of appellant.

John W. Costigan of Madigan, Parker, Gatlin, Swedmark & Skelding, Tallahassee, for appellee.

Everett F. Jones, Tallahassee, for amicus curiae Florida Sheriffs Association on behalf of appellee.

SCHEB, Judge.

This appeal involves a question concerning access to certain documents under Florida's Public Records Act, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes (1983).

Appellant News-Press Publishing Company petitioned the trial court for a writ of mandamus, seeking access to reports and related documents compiled by appellee as a result of an internal investigation. The only issue in the case is whether the documents constituted "active criminal investigative information...

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