State v. Hackman

OPINION

EHRLICH, Judge.

The state appeals from the trial court’s order granting the motion of Daniel Hack-man (“defendant”) to suppress the testimony of Calvin Graeb. The court found that a violation of the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel necessitated its action. We conclude that the independent-source doctrine is applicable to certain information procured by the prosecution. Accordingly and for the reasons which follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A woman reported that she had been sexually assaulted by her former…