Lizcano v. Chatham

CONCURRING STATEMENT

ALCALA, J.,

filed a concurring statement,

in which COCHRAN, J., joined.

Relator Juan Lizcano challenges the respondent trial judge’s order compelling discovery. Relator’s application for a writ of mandamus asks whether the State is entitled to discover all of a defense attorney’s trial files when a defendant challenges the effectiveness of that attorney in a writ of habeas corpus. Because the vagueness of the trial court’s discovery order renders this issue not ripe for judicial review, we cannot answer relator’s question at this juncture.

Respondent’s discovery order…