Ex Parte State of Alabama (in Re: State of Alabama v. Kentory Deshawn Brown)

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted the State’s petition for a writ of mandamus, directing the Montgomery Circuit Court to vacate its order denying the petition and ordering the Montgomery District Court to vacate its discovery order. The Court held that the district court lacked jurisdiction to order discovery in a noncapital felony case and that the State had a clear legal right to mandamus relief.