Cockerham v. State

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

At issue is whether a defendant’s state and federal constitutional rights were violated by the superior court’s failure to grant his motion for in camera review of alleged juvenile records of a prosecution witness testifying at sentencing. More generally, this ease impacts a defendant’s right to discovery at sentencing.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On May 28, 1992, Ernest Cockerham was convicted of two counts of sexual assault of sixteen-year-old R.J. 1 Prior to sentencing, the State filed notice of its intent to request that Cockerham’s sentence be…