Morse v. State

WHATLEY, Judge.

Richard A. Morse, Jr., filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel his former counsel, the Public Defender for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, to provide free-of-charge copies of the crime scene photos from his trial. We hold that the circuit court erred when it denied his petition.

“A party petitioning for a writ of mandamus must establish a clear legal right to performance of the act requested, an indisputable legal duty, and no adequate remedy at law.” Radford v. Brock, 914 So.2d 1066, 1067 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (citing Smith v. State, 696 So.2d 814, 815 (Fla. 2d…