State of Arizona ex rel. William G. Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney, Petitioner v. the Honorable Harriett…

Summary

The court held that a prosecutor may not unilaterally redact victims’ birth dates from law-enforcement reports subject to mandatory criminal-discovery disclosure. Although victim-privacy interests may justify limiting disclosure, the prosecutor must obtain a court order under the applicable discovery rules. The court vacated the court of appeals’ decision and remanded only the remaining defendant’s case for further proceedings.