HAMILTON v. DAVIS

No. 82-1575.

427 So.2d 1137 (1983)

James HAMILTON, Petitioner, v. The Honorable S. Joseph DAVIS, Jr., Etc., Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Russo, Public Defender, Titusville, and Matthew G. Minter, Asst. Public Defender, Sanford, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard B. Martell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for respondent.


COWART, Judge.

Petitioner here seeks a writ of mandamus from this court compelling the respondent to appoint a psychiatric expert to examine the defendant and to assist the defense in exploring the possibility of an insanity defense.

Petitioner is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery and is presently represented by the public defender. Petitioner's counsel filed an "application for defense psychiatric expert" requesting the court to appoint...

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