1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.W.2d
  4. 360 N.W.2d
  5. 360 N.W.2d 466 (1985)
 

STATE v. BABCOCK

Nos. C8-84-1468, C6-84-1467.

360 N.W.2d 466 (1985)

STATE of Minnesota, Plaintiff, v. Dorothy Arlene BABCOCK, Defendant (C8-84-1468), Donald Frederick Matzdorf, Defendant (C6-84-1467).

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

January 15, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Stanich, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, John P. Dimich, Itasca County Atty., Grand Rapids, for plaintiff.

C. Paul Jones, State Public Defender, Mark F. Anderson, Kathy King, Asst. State Public Defenders, Minneapolis, for Dorothy Arlene Babcock.

David DeSmidt, Minneapolis, for Donald Frederick Matzdorf.

Considered and decided by POPOVICH, C.J., and RANDALL and CRIPPEN, JJ., with oral argument waived.

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

This pre-trial case involves a question certified by the trial court as important and doubtful. It deals with the scope of discovery of records of a private group home in a child sex abuse prosecution. We conclude that it is inappropriate for this court to answer the certified question and we remand to the trial court without an answer.

FACTS

Defendants Dorothy Babcock and Donald Matzdorf were charged with multiple...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases