State v. Martinez

*713DAMOORGIAN, J.

The State petitions for a writ of certiora-ri or prohibition seeking review of an order disqualifying the Office of the State Attorney for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit based on the prosecutors’ violation of the criminal defendant’s right to confidential communication with his lawyer.

While at trial, defense counsel discovered that a prosecutor in the case listened to two telephone conversations between defense counsel and his client that were recorded on an automated system at the county jail. During the calls, defense counsel discussed a number of subjects including: the…