People v. Manzanillo

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harvey Glasser, J.

The defendant, who is charged with sexual abuse in the third degree and endangering the welfare of a child, had previously brought a motion for an order to compel the District Attorney to produce "psychiatric, mental health and/ or special education records” of the complainant, a 14-year-old high school special education student. The motion was finally submitted on October 10,1989.

The defendant argued that he was entitled to such privileged records "where a key prosecution witness has a condi*512tian which may effect his reliability, credibility, and…