Hiatt v. Clark

*326SCOTT, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellant, Victor E. Hiatt, was convicted of wanton murder and tampering with evidence in 2001 and received a life sentence. In February 2004, Hiatt filed a pro se RCr 11.42 motion, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. In pursuing this claim, Hiatt requested but was denied access to his entire trial file from Keith Eardley, a staff attorney for Fayette County Legal Aid who had represented Hiatt during his trial. Eardley withheld certain materials from the file, which he claimed to be “work product.” Hiatt then filed a petition for writ of mandamus in…