State ex rel. George v. Jones, No. 20808
| Court | Court of Appeal of Missouri (US) |
| Writing for the Court | PARRISH; CROW, P.J., and SHRUM |
| Citation | 929 S.W.2d 256 |
| Parties | STATE of Missouri, ex rel. Robert E. GEORGE, Prosecuting Attorney of Lawrence County, Missouri, Relator, v. Honorable Samuel C. JONES, Associate Circuit Judge, Lawrence County, Missouri, Respondent. |
| Docket Number | No. 20808 |
| Decision Date | 16 July 1996 |
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Attorney of Lawrence County, Missouri, Relator,
v.
Honorable Samuel C. JONES, Associate Circuit Judge, Lawrence
County, Missouri, Respondent.
Southern District,
Division Two.
Robert E. George, Pros. Atty., Lawrence County, Mt. Vernon, for relator.
Anne Lasswell, Special Dist. Defender, Springfield, for respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN PROHIBITION
PRELIMINARY ORDER IN PROHIBITION MADE ABSOLUTE
PARRISH, Judge.
Relator is the prosecuting attorney of Lawrence County, Missouri. He seeks to prohibit the respondent associate circuit judge from enforcing an order directing the state to make disclosures pursuant to a request for discovery made by a criminal defendant prior to his preliminary hearing. This court issued a Preliminary Order in Prohibition that prohibited the respondent judge from requiring the state to make the requested disclosures. That order is made absolute.
A case is pending in the Associate Circuit Judge Division of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County, Missouri, styled State of Missouri v. Michael A. Salazar, Jr., Lawrence County case No. CR496-11F. The case is awaiting preliminary hearing. It is pending on a four-count felony complaint in which the defendant is accused of committing two murder in the first degree offenses and two armed criminal action offenses.
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The defendant in that case filed a motion for discovery prior to preliminary hearing. Respondent granted the motion ordering the state to disclose the following:
(1) The names of witnesses the State expects to call at preliminary hearing. (2) Any written or recorded statements given by the witness. (3) Any memoranda or reports of interviews of witnesses. (4) Any written reports or a summary of any oral reports given by any witness on the subject of the testimony to be elicited by the State from that witness at preliminary hearing. (5) Any exhibits to be offered together with an opportunity to view the exhibits at a reasonable time prior to March 5, 1996.
Absent express statutory provisions or rule of court, discovery in criminal cases is not permitted. State v. Clark, 711 S.W.2d 885, 888 (Mo.App.1986); Westfall v. Enright, 643 S.W.2d 839, 840 (Mo.App.1982). Rules 25.01 through 25.16 prescribe what discovery is permissible and when it may be conducted.
Rule 25.02 states, "Discovery may commence upon the filing of the...
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...rule of court, discovery is not permitted."[4] State v. Clark, 711 S.W.2d 885, 888 (Mo. App. E.D. 1986); State ex rel. George v. Jones, 929 S.W.2d 256, 257 (Mo. App. S.D. 1996). Rule 25.03 provides, in pertinent part: (a) Disclosure upon filing of felony Except as otherwise provided in thes......
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State v. Jackson-Kuofie, WD84639
...rule of court, discovery is not permitted."[5] State v. Clark, 711 S.W.2d 885, 888 (Mo. App. E.D. 1986); State ex rel. George v. Jones, 929 S.W.2d 256, 257 (Mo. App. S.D. 1996). Rule 25.03 provides, in pertinent part: (a) Disclosure upon filing of felony Except as otherwise provided in thes......
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State v. A.S., WD84641
...rule of court, discovery is not permitted."[4] State v. Clark, 711 S.W.2d 885, 888 (Mo. App. E.D. 1986); State ex rel. George v. Jones, 929 S.W.2d 256, 257 (Mo. App. S.D. 1996). Rule 25.03 provides, in pertinent part: (a) Disclosure upon filing of felony Except as otherwise provided in thes......
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State v. Jackson-Kuofie, WD84639
...rule of court, discovery is not permitted."[5] State v. Clark, 711 S.W.2d 885, 888 (Mo. App. E.D. 1986); State ex rel. George v. Jones, 929 S.W.2d 256, 257 (Mo. App. S.D. 1996). Rule 25.03 provides, in pertinent part: (a) Disclosure upon filing of felony Except as otherwise provided in thes......