Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 1, 1974No. 1968PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FITZGERALD, Justice.
This petition for review raises the question of the constitutionality of a superior court pretrial order authorizing broad prosecutorial discovery.
The petitioner Scott was arraigned in superior court on an indictment charging him with rape. 1 The court in conformity to Rule 16(f) of the Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure scheduled a pretrial omnibus hearing. A few days before the hearing, the respondent State of Alaska filed a motion for a sweeping discovery order. Petitioner filed opposition to the motion, but his objections were overruled. The superior court…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- People v. BoclairIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- McGinnis v. StevensAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
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