Coates v. McWilliams

By original proceeding of mandamus, petitioner seeks to require his special assistant public defenders to provide copies of relevant documents relating to his conviction which has been affirmed on direct appeal. See Coates v. State, 638 So.2d 70 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). It is apparent from the attachments to the petition that the documents sought have not been furnished because no funds are provided to reimburse the special assistant public defender for the cost of duplicat-. ing and forwarding same to petitioner. It is also noted that the original documents cannot be forwarded to petitioner…