State Ex Rel. Wolfrum v. Wiesman

MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.

Relators Robert Wolfrum and Bevy Beimdiek, employees of the Missouri State Public Defender System, Capital Litigation Division, seek a writ that would prevent Respondent Judge Wiesman from requiring them to try without delay a capital case they are unprepared to take to trial. 1

The preliminary writ of prohibition previously issued in this ease is made absolute, as this Court finds that Respondent should have granted Relators’ request for additional time to prepare for trial.

Background

Relators are appointed counsel for Stanley Johnson. Johnson was serving a prison…