Legal Opinion

Isaiah Leon Thomas v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 27, 2016No. 4D16-313Published

1Per curiam

Isaiah Thomas seeks certiorari review of a trial court order allowing the prosecution to question his fingerprint expert about work he did at the request of defense counsel. Thomas asserts work product protection and related objections. Certio-rari lies. See, e.g., Manuel v. State, 162 So.3d 1157, 1158 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015); Kidder v. State, 117 So.3d 1166, 1169 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013). We grant the petition and quash the order.

Thomas was charged with burglary of a dwelling and grand theft. The State moved to compel reciprocal discovery, alleging that its primary evidence linking Thomas to the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. RabinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  2. State v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
  3. Kidder v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  4. Manuel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  5. Healthtrust, Inc.-The Hospital v. BehanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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