State v. SUPERIOR COURT, ETC.

OPINION

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

This special action presents again the problem of allowing disclosure of internal affairs records of police officers to a de fendant in a pending criminal prosecution. Real party in interest Cook is the defendant in a pending prosecution for resisting arrest. He filed a motion for disclosure of the internal affairs records of Officer Smith, the arresting officer, alleging that Smith was overly aggressive, assaultive, and unprofessional in his actions. The respondent court ordered production of the internal affairs records of Officer Smith for an in camera inspection…