Bernal v. Weinstock

Jesus Bernal filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the circuit court seeking to compel his court-appointed trial attorney to provide him with “all documents produced on his behalf and at public expense” related to his criminal case. The judge dismissed Mr. Bernal’s petition as being “too broad” because he did not identify *113with specificity which documents—prepared at public expense—he sought to obtain from counsel. Based on the vagueness of the word “produced” in the context of Mr. Bernal’s request, we affirm the judge’s order denying the petition for writ of mandamus but do so without…