State v. McDonald
Annotate this CaseState v. McDonald (94-476); 165 Vt 545; 674 A.2d 797 [Opinion Filed 26-Feb-1996] ENTRY ORDER SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO. 94-476 OCTOBER TERM, 1995 State of Vermont } APPEALED FROM: } } v. } District Court of Vermont, } Unit No. 2, Franklin Circuit Hollis J. McDonald } } DOCKET NO. 1074-8-93Frcr In the above-entitled cause, the Clerk will enter: Appellant has failed to show that the district court abused its discretion, under V.R.Cr.P. 16.2(c), in ordering that the originals of complainant's letters and diaries be returned to complainant and that all copies be turned over to the district court for destruction. See State v. Vincent, 156 Vt. 259, 263-64, 591 A.2d 65, 68 (1991) (trial court has broad discretion in controlling discovery). Affirmed. BY THE COURT: __________________________________________ Frederic W. Allen, Chief Justice __________________________________________ Ernest W. Gibson III, Associate Justice __________________________________________ John A. Dooley, Associate Justice __________________________________________ James L. Morse, Associate Justice __________________________________________ Denise R. Johnson, Associate Justice
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