Doe v. State

Appellant, John Doe, appeals from the denial of his emergency petition for writ-of prohibition and/or writ of mandamus to *882restrain the state from releasing unredact-ed documents that might identify him as a source in a criminal investigation involving the Mayor of Lighthouse Point and others. In the alternative, appellant had requested that the court compel the redaction of the public record through Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, of the Public Records Act. We reverse and remand.

In his petition, appellant alleged that he communicated by letter to Assistant State Attorney Tim Donnelly, the…