Moore v. State

Petitioner, Jermaine Terae Moore [“Moore”], petitions this Court for the issuance of a writ of certiorari after the circuit court denied his motion for an order to depose Child Protection Team [“CPT”] members, Lindsey Matthews and Victor Figueroa, two Category “A” State of Florida witnesses. Instead, the circuit court authorized the alternative of written interrogatories with a hearing to be scheduled on the motion once answers and objections were received.

The State concedes that Moore is entitled to relief, noting that “it is clear under Florida law that the defense has the right to depose…