Walker v. Superior Court

This is a petition for a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to order the pretrial inspection of certain reports in the possession of the district attor ney and coroner and to furnish the petitioner’s counsel with copies of certain documents in the possession of the sheriff and the district attorney.

Petitioner Robert Walker has been indicted for the murder of one Marion Harrist and for the attempted rape of one Nellie V. Acard. On September 13, 1957, petitioner sought an order from the respondent court directing the district attorney and the sheriff to deliver to petitioner’s…