In Re: People v. James Dye

Summary

The court held that the criminal discovery rule requires a defendant who intends to present an alternate-suspect defense to endorse that defense, identify the alternate suspect, and provide the address of any alternate suspect who will testify. The rule does not require disclosure of all evidence supporting the defense, and admissibility disputes should ordinarily be resolved before trial through procedures controlled by the trial court. The court vacated the district court's overbroad discovery order and made the rule to show cause absolute.