Ex Parte Tegner

Robert Tegner, who has been charged with murder, seeks a writ of mandamus directing the Morgan Circuit Court to revoke an order granting the state's motion to remove Tegner's attorney from representing him at trial.

We are mindful that the writ of mandamus is a drastic and extraordinary remedy. Ex parte Johnson Land Co., 561 So.2d 506 (Ala. 1990). It will not issue absent a clear abuse of discretion by the trial court. Ex parte Mid-Continent Systems,Inc., 447 So.2d 717 (Ala. 1984).

This petition arises from the following facts:

John Mitchell is purportedly an eyewitness to the murder Tegner is…