State v. Clark

LAZZARA, Judge.

The State of Florida seeks our certiorari review of the trial court’s order denying its motion to compel the respondent to furnish the names and addresses of witnesses he intends to call at the capital sentencing proceeding to be convened under section 921.141, Florida Statutes (1993), should he be convicted of first-degree murder. We conclude that in denying the motion the trial court deviated from the essential requirements of the law, resulting in a miscarriage of justice to the state. State v. Pettis, 520 So.2d 250 (Fla.1988). Accordingly, we grant certiorari and quash the…