Legal Opinion
Tal-Mason v. Satz
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 10, 1993No. 92-2052PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GUNTHER, Judge.
David Tal-Mason appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of mandamus seeking his prosecutorial case file from the State Attorney pursuant to the Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. The trial court denied his petition on the grounds that the State Attorney’s Office was not an agency under the Public Records Law.
On August 8, 1983, Tal-Mason was sentenced to life in prison following his plea of guilty to second degree murder. He timely appealed his sentence, and moved for appointment of appellate counsel on August 30, 1983. The state moved to dismiss the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Applegate v. Barnett Bank of TallahasseeSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- Tribune Co. v. Public RecordsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- State v. KokalSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Tal-Mason v. SingletaryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. PetersonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995