People v. Boclair

In the case giving rise to this appeal, Stanley Boclair was charged with four counts of murder in the circuit court of Livingston County. While preparing his defense, defendant’s court-appointed counsel and investigator interviewed many persons who were listed by the State as potential prosecution witnesses. During the course of pretrial discovery, the State requested discovery of the notes taken during these interviews by the defendant’s investigator. When defendant’s attorney refused to turn the notes over to the State, as ordered by the trial court, he was held in contempt of court. The…