Opinion ID: 1112237
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: discovery of dr. hall's testing materials.

Text: Dr. Hall employed questionnaires to diagnose that Officer Taguma suffered from PTSD. The same arguments made with regard to the IAD file were also made here. Once again, Judge Mossman conducted an in camera review, held the items sought irrelevant, and sealed them for appellate review. We have conducted a thorough inspection of Dr. Hall's materials and agree that they are neither relevant nor admissible under HRE Rules 403 and 404. See State v. Reyes, 66 Haw. 613, 670 P.2d 1282 (1983). Dr. Hall's confidential testing materials are questionnaires completed by other persons which he used as foundational items to formulate his opinions. Neither Officer Taguma nor Estrada filled out questionnaires. We fail to discern what discoverable evidence could have been obtained. Estrada was not prejudiced. Cf. State v. Kutzen, 67 Haw. 542, 696 P.2d 351 (1985). The testing materials shall remain sealed.