State v. Anthony

OPINION

This case comes before us on an order to show cause why the judgment of conviction should not be reversed and the case remanded to the Superior Court for a new trial. After hearing arguments of counsel on December 9, 1981, we are of the opinion that cause has not been shown.

The defendant was charged with the murder of his infant daughter, Melissa. Prior to his trial, defendant caused a subpoena duces tecum to be issued to the Department for Children and Their Families, seeking access to records pertaining to Melissa and her mother (the state’s principal witness against defendant). The…