Long v. Pittman

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 25, 1997

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1997-09-25

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently October 2001

1 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“The petition is denied to the extent that it seeks to require respondent to provide petitioner copies of the court file(s) without charge. Petitioner is represented by the Office of the Capital Collateral Representative (CCR), and the records are sought as part of that representation. Therefore, the copies of the court file(s) are to be produced upon payment by CCR of the usual charges for copies of such records charged by respondent. See Porter v. State, 700 So.2d 647 (Fla.1997); Hoffman v. Haddock, 695 So.2d 682 (Fla.1997).”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 798 So. 2d 721 - Gaskin v. State

Relies on 695 So. 2d 682 - Hoffman v. Haddock · 700 So. 2d 647 - Hughes v. State

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1997-09-25

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PER CURIAM.

¶1Robert Joseph Long has petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus requiring respondent to provide him with “complete original court file or files” from a case in the circuit court of Pasco County. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(5), Fla. Const.

¶2The petition is denied to the extent that it seeks to require respondent to provide petitioner copies of the court file(s) without charge. Petitioner is represented by the Office of the Capital Collateral Representative (CCR), and the records are sought as part of that representation. Therefore, the copies of the court file(s) are to be produced upon payment by CCR of the usual charges for copies of such records charged by respondent. See Porter v. State, 700 So.2d 647 (Fla.1997); Hoffman v. Haddock, 695 So.2d 682 (Fla.1997).

¶3It is so ordered.

KOGAN, C.J., and OVERTON, SHAW, GRIMES, HARDING, WELLS and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.