State v. Warren

This case presents the question whether Children’s Services Division (CSD) files, containing memoranda of statements of the state’s witnesses in the prosecution of sodomy and sexual abuse charges, must be made available to the defense and, if so, how. We hold that CSD files are discoverable by means of in camera inspection by the trial court.

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A woman’s report of sexual abuse of her seven-year-old daughter led to the filing of criminal charges against defendant for sodomy and sexual abuse in the first degree. CSD interviewed the mother and daughter, evaluated them and offered counseling…