Legal Opinion

State v. Grenning

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 2010No. 81449-0PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChambers, J.

¶1 — Neil Grenning was charged with 72 counts of child sex crimes, and his home computer was seized. Prior to trial, Grenning moved for mirror-image copies of the hard drives from that computer. The trial court granted only limited access. His defense team could access copies of the hard drives only in the County-City Building, only on government operating systems and software, and only during limited hours. Under these limitations, Grenning was unable to obtain an expert willing to examine the hard drives. A jury ultimately convicted him of 16 counts of first degree child rape; 26 counts of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. State v. RohrichWashington Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. State v. ApplegateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
  5. State v. ApplegateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011

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