State Ex Rel. Thurman v. Pratte

NANNETTE A. BAKER, Presiding Judge.

Introduction

Jeffrey Thurman (“Relator”) filed a petition for a writ of prohibition or in the alternative, a writ of mandamus to prohibit the Honorable Kenneth W. Pratte (“Respondent”) from ordering that Relator submit to a mental examination by the State. The issue before this court is whether Respondent has the authority to order a mental examination of Relator regarding his mental state at the time of the alleged criminal conduct after Relator disclosed an expert report concluding that he is mentally retarded. We issued a preliminary writ in prohibition.…