Ex Parte Consolidated Pub. Co., Inc.

Consolidated Publishing Company, Inc. (“Consolidated”), publisher of the Tallade-ga Daily Home and the Anniston Star; Bill Keller, individually, and as editor-publisher of the Daily Home; and Michael Anderson, a reporter for the Daily Home (all hereintogether referred to as “Consolidated”) petition this Court for a writ of mandamus to Judge Jerry Fielding of the Circuit Court of Talladega County.

Factual Background and Proceedings in the Circuit Court

In November 1986, Shep Wilson, Jr., was convicted in the Talladega County Circuit Court of kidnapping, rape, and murder, and *425was sentenced to…