Legal Opinion

In re Harris

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 14, 2008No. 2D07-3961PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

STRINGER, Judge.

Rudolph Harris, an inmate in the Har-dee Correctional Institution, seeks review of the trial court’s order dismissing his petition for name change with prejudice. The trial court determined that Harris lacked standing to seek a name change pursuant to section 68.07(2)(k), Florida Statutes (2005), because his civil rights were suspended when he was incarcerated. Harris correctly argues that section 68.07(2)(k) does not apply to him because he was convicted before the effective date of the statute. See In re Name Change Petition of Mullin, 892 So.2d 1214, 1215 (Fla. 2d DCA…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In Re Name Change Petition of MullinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. HEPFER v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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