WENTWORTH, Senior Judge.
Petitioner Hickson, a defendant charged with murder in the second degree, challenges a pre-trial order granting the State's motion for psychiatric evaluation by "its examining psychiatrist." We conclude that the petition has merit in the circumstances presented here, and involves an issue of first impression in this jurisdiction. Because the order granting discovery may cause material injury through subsequent proceedings for which review...
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