Valentin v. State

STEELE, Chief Justice:

This appeal addresses the State’s obligation to produce relevant material in response to a defendant’s discovery request. A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of Failing to Stop at the Command of a Police Officer, Reckless Driving, and several other offenses. The State failed to produce a recording of the officers’ communications with the dispatcher in response to the defendant’s discovery request. This recording contained evidence that the officers’ siren had not been activated, contrary to the officers’ testimony. We conclude that the dispatch recording fell…