STATE EX REL. MONTGOMERY v. CHAVEZ

No. CV-13-0274-PR.

321 P.3d 420 (2014)

STATE of Arizona ex rel. William G. MONTGOMERY, Maricopa County Attorney, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Harriett CHAVEZ, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, Respondent Judge, Robert Lee Gill, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

March 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Montgomery , Maricopa County Attorney, Keli B. Luther (argued), Deputy County Attorney, Phoenix, for State of Arizona.

Maricopa County Public Defender, Mikel Steinfeld (argued), Deputy Public Defender, Christopher Manberg , Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for Robert Lee Gill.

David J. Euchner (argued), Tucson, for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.


Vice Chief Justice BALES, opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 We granted review to determine whether a prosecutor can unilaterally redact victims' birth dates from law enforcement reports that must be disclosed to the defense. We hold that a prosecutor must obtain a court order to authorize redacting such information.

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¶ 2 The special actions before the court of appeals involved two defendants: James Dean Koontz, who was charged with one count...

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