State ex rel. Matthew Becker, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Relator v. The Honorable Gael D. Wood

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE EX REL. MATTHEW ) Opinion issued November 3, 2020 BECKER, FRANKLIN COUNTY ) PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, ) ) Relator, ) ) v. ) No. SC98416 ) THE HONORABLE GAEL D. WOOD, ) ) Respondent. ) ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN PROHIBITION Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Matthew Becker, petitioned for a writ to prohibit the circuit court from enforcing an order requiring him and an associate prosecuting attorney, Matthew Houston, to appear and provide sworn testimony under oath at a pretrial motion hearing. Because the defendant, Aaron Hodges, failed to allege sufficient…