Ex Parte State of Alabama. (in Re State of Alabama v. Andre Lamon Ellis)

Summary

The Supreme Court of Alabama denied the State's petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to vacate an order granting Ellis a new trial. The court held that the State's petition was timely because the challenged order was posttrial, not a pretrial order subject to the seven-day filing period, and that the trial court had not exceeded its discretion by granting a new trial based on cumulative nondisclosure of favorable and impeaching evidence and violations of its discovery order. The court also concluded that the trial court properly granted relief on the count involving Q.C. because its order identified undisclosed investigative materials concerning that victim. No separate opinions were filed.