State ex rel. Vaughn v. Morgett

SOMERVILLE, Judge.

This is an original proceeding in mandamus. James E. Vaughn, hereinafter referred to as “relator”, stands accused in Division I of the Magistrate Court of Boone County, Missouri, by verified complaints made and filed by the prosecuting attorney of Boone County, Missouri, with having committed multiple felonies. Prior to any preliminary hearing thereon, relator filed a motion for a mental examination pursuant to 552.020, RSMo 1969 (as amended, Laws of 1971), V.A.M.S. to determine whether, as a result of mental disease or defect, he “lacked mental capacity to understand the…