State ex rel. John Garrabrant, Prosecuting Attorney of Ozark County, Relator v. The Honorable Calvin Holden

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc State ex rel. JOHN GARRABRANT, ) Opinion issued November 9, 2021 Prosecuting Attorney of Ozark County, ) ) Relator, ) ) v. ) No. SC98875 ) THE HONORABLE CALVIN HOLDEN, ) ) Respondent. ) ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN MANDAMUS A grand jury indicted Rebecca Ruud for various charges relating to the death of her minor daughter. During pretrial proceedings, the State of Missouri sought a ruling from the circuit court about whether it could use incriminating evidence from a digital recording between Ruud and her lawyer’s staff. Finding the attorney-client privilege…