SER Bryan D. Thompson v. Hon. Joseph C. Pomponio, Judge

LOUGHRY, Justice:

The petitioner, Bryan D. Thompson, invokes this Court’s original jurisdiction 1 by seeking a writ of prohibition to prevent his prosecution on charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny. The petitioner contends that those charges were previously dismissed pursuant to a court-approved plea agreement. For the reasons set forth below, we grant the requested writ.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

In October of 2007, the petitioner was indicted by a Pocahontas County grand jury in a case numbered 07-F-14 (hereinafter “Case No. 07-F-14”). Count I of the indictment charged…