Legal Opinion
Zaal v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 16, 1992No. 28, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.
In this case, we are asked to decide whether, pursuant to a lawfully issued subpoena, see COMAR 13A.08.02.20A, 1 a defendant charged with child sexual abuse, may inspect the school records of the child he has allegedly abused. The Court of Special Appeals responded in the negative, when it addressed the issue. Zaal v. State, 85 Md.App. 430, 584 A.2d 119 (1991). We granted the petition for writ of certiorari, filed by petitioner, Iwan Zaal, to review the important issue. We shall reverse.
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Petitioner was charged with sexual child abuse of his twelve year old granddaughter,…
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