Jorge M. DePina v. State of Rhode Island

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on October 22, 2013, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. The applicant in this case, Jorge M. DePi-na 1 (applicant or DePina), filed a subpoena duces tecum in connection with his application for postconviction relief, seeking discovery of the mental health records of Gelci Reverdes (appellant or Reverdes), who testified as an eyewitness in the applicant’s 1998 murder trial. Reverdes is before the Court on appeal…