Metropolitan Dade County v. San Pedro

Appellant, Metropolitan Dade County, appeals an order unsealing an arrest warrant affidavit. The affidavit was sworn against appellee, Alberto San Pedro. We affirm.

We are unpersuaded by appellant’s argument that the circuit court is without jurisdiction in this cause. Because courts retain jurisdiction over their own records, the trial court had jurisdiction to unseal the arrest warrant affidavit. State v. Pena, 593 So.2d 282 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992) (en banc). Sealed court records may be unsealed upon “good cause shown” by the moving party. Times Publishing Co. v. Russell, 615 So.2d 158, 159…