Determining If The Documents Should Be Produced
Once issues of concerning the producibility of a requested statement have been raised, it is the duty of the court to conduct some sort of inquiry. This is a question for the court, and not the jury.
A trial court’s decision of what material must be produced under the Act is subject to review under the “clearly erroneous” standard.
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