State v. Paradee

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

We granted the state’s petition for review in order to decide whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming a pretrial order of the trial court allowing defense counsel access to confidential county welfare records which defense counsel contends might contain something of use to the defense. We reverse the decisions of the Court of Appeals and of the trial court and remand to the trial court for further proceedings, including an in camera examination of the confidential records by the trial court.

Defendant is charged with criminal sexual conduct for allegedly sexually…