State v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Weintbattb, C. J.

Defendant Wayne Godfrey and two others were indicted for murder. Court-assigned counsel moved for inspection of “any statement or confession” taken from defendant “which will be offered at the trial.” Counsel certified that (1) inspection “is necessary for the preparation for trial and the presentation of the defense”; (2) a denial “will result in an injustice or undue hardship”; and (3) “this case requires” a favorable exercise of the court’s discretion. There was no supporting affidavit, and the sole addition at argument to the bare…