STATE EX REL. DOOLEY v. CONNALL


475 P.2d 582 (1970)

STATE of Oregon ex rel. Patrick Dooley, Judge of the Circuit Court for Multnomah County, Oregon, Respondent, v. Desmond D. CONNALL, Chief Criminal Deputy for the District Attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided October 14, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob B. Tanzer, Sol. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., Salem.

Julian Herndon, Jr., Portland, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Herndon & Ofelt, and John Pickard, Portland.

Before O'CONNELL, C.J., and McALLISTER, SLOAN, HOLMAN, TONGUE, HOWELL and SCHWAB, JJ.


HOWELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a finding and judgment of contempt of court arising out of the refusal of a deputy district attorney to obey a pre-trial order of the court in a criminal case. The order required the deputy to present the district attorney's entire files to the court for in camera inspection by the court to determine if the files included matter exculpatory to the defendant.

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