GOODWIN v. HENDERSONVILLE POLICE DEPT.


5 S.W.3d 633 (1999)

John L. GOODWIN, III, Appellant, v. HENDERSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, David L. Key, Police Chief, and R.J. Thompson, Mayor, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Goodwin, III, pro se.

John R. Bradley, Hendersonville, for Appellees.


OPINION

BIRCH, J.

John L. Goodwin, III, applied for permission to appeal pursuant to Tenn. R.App. P. 11. We accepted the case in order to consider two questions:

1. Is a convicted felon a "citizen" within the meaning of the Public Records Act and thereby entitled to utilize its provisions? 2. Did Goodwin file his notice of appeal in a timely fashion?

After completely examining the record and thoroughly considering the contentions...

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