Charlier v. Corum

TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.

Raymond Charlier sought a writ of mandamus to compel Jack Corum, Sheriff of Clay County, to make available certain public records maintained in the sheriff’s office and sought sanctions against the sheriff for refusal to make such records available. The court found that the sheriff is not a public governmental body as defined in § 610.010, RSMo 1986,1 and denied the writ.

Charlier contends that the sheriff is a public governmental body as defined in § 610.010 and the record sought is not closed pursuant to any provision of law.2 Reversed and remanded.

In his petition…