State Ex Rel. Carlile v. Lewis

This is a mandamus proceeding. On January 30, 1990, Edwin James McLeod, Sr., was charged by indictment with the crime of sexual abuse involving a 10-year-old child. On April 2, 1990, McLeod’s attorney wrote to the defendant judge:

“I have served a copy of a subpoena duces tecum on Children’s Services Division for the purpose of having the case file of the alleged victim in the above-entitled case * * * delivered to your office on April 10,1990.

“It is requested that the court conduct an in-camera inspection of said file for the purpose of ascertaining what items, such as the statements of the…