Opinion ID: 4427292
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Text: This Court has jurisdiction to issue original remedial writs. MO. CONST. art. V, § 4. This Court may issue a writ of prohibition: (1) to prevent the usurpation of judicial power when a lower court lacks authority or jurisdiction; (2) to remedy an excess of authority, jurisdiction or abuse of discretion where the lower court lacks the power to act as intended; or (3) where a party may suffer irreparable harm if relief is not granted. State ex rel. Strauser v. Martinez, 416 S.W.3d 798, 801 (Mo. banc 2014). A writ of prohibition is appropriate to prevent a circuit court from ordering a defendant to undergo a mental evaluation concerning the defendant’s “mental state at the time of alleged criminal conduct without a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.” State ex rel. Proctor v. Bryson, 100 S.W.3d 775, 778 (Mo. banc 2003) (emphasis omitted).