State ex rel. SCHAFER v. Mason

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN PROHIBITION

MANFORD, Presiding Judge.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition. The preliminary writ is made absolute.

The sole issue is whether Respondent, the Honorable Donald L. Mason, Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit, is vested with jurisdiction to order the conditional release of one Robert Turner.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

On April 22, 1981, Robert Turner was found not guilty of the charge of murder by reason of mental disease or defect. He was committed to the custody and care of the Director of Mental Health by the 16th Judicial Circuit Court. He was…