Ex Parte Taylor

The petitioner, Reginald Ashley Taylor, filed this petition for a writ of mandamus directing the Honorable Alfred Bahakel, circuit judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit, to dismiss the indictments against him. Taylor was indicted in 1993 for trafficking in lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), for possessing marijuana, and for failing to affix stamps evidencing payment of the drugs and controlled substances excess tax. He filed a motion requesting production of all audio-taped statements allegedly made by him. Approximately one week before trial the state disclosed two audio-taped recordings.…