In Re People v. Kilgore

Summary

The court held that a district court may not use general case-management authority to compel a criminal defendant to disclose trial exhibits before trial when the disclosure is not authorized by Rule 16. It also concluded that the disclosure order potentially infringed due process by requiring the defendant to reveal exculpatory evidence and trial strategy in a manner that could lessen the prosecution's burden of proof. The court exercised original jurisdiction because disclosure would cause irreparable harm that could not be cured on direct appeal and made the rule to show cause absolute.