Keenan v. Superior Court

Opinion

SMITH, J.

Petitioner Maurice Keenan, who is charged with a capital offense, seeks a writ of mandate compelling respondent superior court to grant petitioner’s motions 1) to discover the prosecution’s policy regarding the charging of “special circumstances” (Pen. Code, § 190.2), 2) to have an independent and confidential analysis of physical evidence performed by defense criminalists, and 3) to order the prosecution to advise petitioner of the specific evidence that the prosecution intends to introduce in aggravation of the sentence at the penalty phase of trial pursuant to section 190.3…