STATE v. BLAKE

No. 20000967.

63 P.3d 56 (2002)

2002 UT 113

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Damond BLAKE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Marian Decker, Asst. Att'y Gen., and Michaela Andruzzi, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Susanne Gustin-Furgis, Salt Lake City, for defendant.

Kara L. Barton, Salt Lake City, Douglas E. Beloof, Gina S. McClard, Portland, Oregon, Wendy Murphy, Boston, Massachusetts, for amicus Rape Recovery Center.


WILKINS, Justice:

¶ 1 Defendant, Damond Blake ("Blake"), brings this interlocutory appeal from the denial of his request for discovery of the victim's mental health and juvenile court records for use in defending himself against charges of sexual abuse of a child, S.D. He further challenges the denial of a motion for a hearing, pursuant to rule 412 of the Utah Rules of Evidence ("412 hearing"), to explore S.D.'s sexual past and whether there have been any prior...

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