Singletary v. Smith

Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary for the Department of Corrections ( “DOC”), has filed a petition for writ of certiorari challenging orders in two criminal cases. The orders compel disclosure to the defendants of confidential information contained in their presentence investigation reports (“PSI”).1 Additionally, the orders require the DOC to include this confidential information in the PSIs it provides to all defendants in the future. We grant the petition because the orders depart from the essential requirements of law.

The defense in the cases of Kewanee Smith and Jerome Grant filed…