Manuel v. State

Petitioner, David E. Manuel (“Manuel”), seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s non-final discovery order, which granted the State of Florida’s motion to compel the disclosure of a written competency evaluation performed by Dr. Jacquelyn Olander.1 Because Dr. dander’s written competency evaluation is protected by the attorney-client privilege, we conclude that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of the law when it compelled production of the report.2 Accordingly, we *1158grant the petition for writ of certiorari and quash the order under review.

Manuel is charged with…