Rosado v. State

Appellant, Elias Rosado, filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus. In the petition, he requested the trial court order his appointed trial counsel to submit to him copies of documentation from his previous litigation for the purpose of preparing a petition for post-conviction relief. The petition was denied by the trial court. Rosado claims the trial court abused its discretion. We agree, as Rosado’s court-appointed counsel was obligated to submit to him, free of charge, documentation from his case file prepared at the public’s expense.

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