Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jul 23, 2019
State of Missouri, ex rel. Matthew Becker, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Relator, vs. The Honorable I.I. Lamke, Circuit Judge, Division II, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, 401 East Main Street, Union, Missouri 63084.
The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Matthew Becker, sought a writ of prohibition to prevent Judge I. I. Lamke from enforcing a pre-trial order in a criminal case. The order required the State to produce a memorandum summarizing its corpus delicti evidence. The appellate court made its preliminary order in prohibition permanent, holding that the trial court's order improperly compelled the disclosure of the State's privileged work product and exceeded its authority.