State ex rel. Mario Richardson, Relator v. The Honorable Brian H. May

Mario Richardson filed a petition for a writ seeking to prohibit the Honorable Brian May ("Respondent") from proceeding with any action other than vacating an order denying Richardson's application for change of judge pursuant to Rule 32.07. 1 Rule 32.07(b) requires the application for change of judge to be filed within 10 days of "the initial plea" in a criminal case or within 10 days of "the designation" of the trial judge. Richardson did not timely file his application for change of judge. The preliminary writ of prohibition is quashed.

Factual and Procedural Background

In July 2016, the…