Legal Opinion
Wayne A. Camitsch v. Henry Risley, Warden, Montana State Prison Mike Greely, Attorney General of the State of Montana
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1983No. 82-3065PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
FACTS
Wayne Camitsch was convicted in a Montana state court of one count of sexual assault and three counts of sexual intercourse without consent. The complaining witnesses were four girls aged 12 to 14. Prior to trial, defense counsel moved for discovery of the police and youth court files of the four complaining witnesses and another witness, L.B., in order to aid in impeaching their competence and veracity. The trial court denied the motion, but agreed to examine the files in camera to determine whether they contained anything affecting the potential witnesses’…
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