Richardson v. State

LEHAN, Acting Chief Judge.

The defendant, Allen Richardson, invokes the certiorari jurisdiction of this court to review an order of the trial court which, among other things, terminated the discovery process. We grant the petition for writ of certiorari and quash the order in that respect.

Defendant is represented by the public defender on the charge of first-degree murder. Following the return of the murder indictment the state moved for an order requiring defendant to submit fingerprints and handwriting exemplars. The motion stated only that the desired evidence was relevant. From the record…