State ex rel. Montgomery v. Hon. Chavez
Annotate this CaseJames Koontz was charged with one count of aggravated assault and a domestic violence offense, and Robert Gill was charged with three counts of theft of a means of transportation. The prosecutor in both cases unilaterally redacted the victims’ birth dates from law enforcement reports disclosed to the defense. In both cases, defense counsel filed motions to compel disclosure, which the trial courts granted. The State subsequently petitioned for special action. The court of appeals consolidated the cases and granted relief to the State. The Supreme Court vacated the court of appeals’ decision and remanded with regard to Gill, as Koontz did not participate in the petition for review, holding that a prosecutor must obtain a court order to authorize redacting victims’ birth dates from law enforcement reports that must be disclosed to defense counsel.
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