State ex rel. Jordon v. Mehan

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

This matter is before us following our issuance of a preliminary writ of prohibition directed to respondent. The parties have filed a stipulation of facts which reads in pertinent part as follows:

“STATEMENT OF FACTS

Relator has been charged with Murder, Second Degree and awaits trial in Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis. The Court determined relator to be indigent and the Public Defender has been appointed to represent him. Relator contends he is in need of a psychiatric expert to conduct a mental examination and aid relator and his counsel in determining whether…