State Ex Rel. Montgomery v. Hon. chavez/robert Lee Gill

Vice Chief Justice BALES,

opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 We granted review to determine whether a prosecutor can unilaterally redact victims’ birth dates from law enforcement reports that must be disclosed to the defense. We hold that a prosecutor must obtain a court order to authorize redacting such information.

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¶ 2 The special actions before the court of appeals involved two defendants: James Dean Koontz, who was charged with one count of aggravated assault and a domestic violence offense, and Robert Lee Gill, who was charged with three counts of theft of a means of transportation. In both eases,…