HOWARD v. SUMTER FREE PRESS, INC.

No. S00A0259.

531 S.E.2d 698 (2000)

272 Ga. 521

HOWARD v. SUMTER FREE PRESS, INC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis, Easterlin, Peagler, Gatewood & Skipper, George R. Ellis, Jr., Americus, for appellant.

McKelvey & Calhoun, W. McCall Calhoun, Jr., Americus, for appellee.


HINES, Justice.

Sumter Free Press, Inc., brought a petition for mandamus against Sumter County Sheriff, Randy Howard, to compel his compliance with the Open Records Act, OCGA § 50-18-70 et seq. The newspaper alleged that since February 25, 1999, Sheriff Howard refused it access to all public records created and maintained by Howard for the Sumter County Sheriff's Office and the Sumter County Law Enforcement Center. It further

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