Johnson v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Gary Johnson appeals the denial of his petition for writ of mandamus. In his petition Johnson sought to compel the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County to provide him with free copies of multiple documents relating to his trial and direct appeal.

We agree with the trial court that because Johnson seeks these records for postconviction purposes he is not entitled to free copies of these documents from the Clerk. See Roesch v. State, 633 So.2d 1 (Fla.1993). However, Johnson is entitled to receive copies of any transcripts that were prepared at government expense for his…