State v. Brown (Ex parte State)

The District Attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit filed this petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that this Court direct Montgomery District Judge W. Troy Massey and Johnny Hardwick, Presiding Judge of the Montgomery Circuit Court, to rescind their orders effectively granting Kentory Dashawn Brown's discovery request.1 We deny the petition.

On or about March 24, 2015, Brown was charged with third-degree burglary and second-degree theft of property. On March 25, 2015, Brown filed in the district court a motion requesting the appointment of an attorney, a preliminary hearing, and a bond…