Tag: McMinn County Criminal Court
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Update: Audio Recording and Transcript are “Property of the Court”
THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT IN THE COURT’S POSSESSION? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 6, 2014) — In an article dated September 5, 2014, The Post & Email detailed difficulties encountered in obtaining public records under Open Records requests in the state of Tennessee over the last two weeks. As of 1:00 p.m. EDT on Friday,…
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Why Is Obtaining Records From Local and State Governments So Complicated?
NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE ANSWERS…OR WANTS TO SUPPLY THEM by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 5, 2014) — For two weeks, The Post & Email has sought copies of surety bond certificates for court clerks in McMinn and Monroe Counties, TN by means of an Open Records request. The mandatory response period for open records requests…