Davis v. Superior Court of Riverside County

Opinion

McKINSTER, J.

In this matter, we have reviewed the petition, the informal response by real party in interest, a letter filed by real party in interest on November 3, 2015, and a subsequent letter from petitioner. Having determined that petitioner may have established a right to relief, we set an order to show cause. For the reasons we set forth post, we conclude a writ must issue to require the trial court to at least partially grant petitioner’s request for postconviction discovery. (Pen. Code, 1 § 1054.9.)

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A jury convicted petitioner of three counts of…