People Ex Rel. Shinn v. District Court

This is an original proceeding by which the People of the State of Colorado, upon relation of the district attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial District, seek a writ prohibiting the district court of Prowers County from requiring the district attorney to produce prior to trial certain evidentiary materials consisting of witnesses’ statements.

Defendant Jonna Scott was charged in a two-count information with violation of the provisions of C.R.S. 1963, 48-5-2, which concerns narcotic drugs. Defendant’s counsel filed a Motion for Preliminary Hearing and for Inspection of Statements of Witnesses and…