STATE OF FLA. v. COHEN

No. 89-5952 Non-Argument Calendar.

887 F.2d 1451 (1989)

The STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff, v. Joyce COHEN, Defendant-Appellant, United States of America ex rel., Dexter W. Lehtinen, UNITED STATES Attorney and Jeanne M. Mullenhoff, Assistant United States Attorney, Non-party-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

As Amended December 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan S. Ross, Weiner, Robbins, Tunkey & Ross, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Dexter W. Lehtinen, U.S. Atty., Linda Collins Hertz, Sonia Escobio O'Donnell and Jeanne M. Mullenhoff, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for U.S.

Before HATCHETT, ANDERSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal, arising out of an ongoing state capital murder trial, presents the unusual circumstance in which discovery issues concerning a state court criminal trial are taking place in the federal courts. The discovery issue currently on appeal presents the challenge of finding the appropriate balance between a criminal defendant's right to have access to information relevant to her defense and the federal...

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