Marvin Beville v. State of Indiana

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 84A01-1507-CR-890

Rush, Chief Justice.

The State told Marvin Beville it had a video recording of a controlled drug buy between him and a confidential informant. But while the State offered Beville’s public defender the opportunity to review the recording in the prosecutor’s office, it would not allow Beville himself to see the video. Beville accordingly requested a copy of the recording, to no avail. His counsel then filed a motion to compel and argued that Beville’s personal review of the video was fundamental to preparing a…