Ex Parte Maye

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Jerry Maye petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing Special Circuit Judge Gordon Ray Batson to order Municipal Judge Gregory Albritton to allow Maye to hire a court reporter to record municipal court proceedings on a charge against Maye for driving under the influence. Maye also petitions this Court for a writ of prohibition prohibiting Municipal Judge Albritton from ordering defense counsel Paul Harden, Sr., to refrain from hiring a court reporter…