Opinion ID: 529826
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Malaysian Police Reports

Text: 22 Defendants contend that the district court erred by not dismissing the indictment after Deputy Superintendent Choo, the RMP contact, made Malaysian police reports unavailable by returning them to the Malaysian consulate during the trial. The district court determined that disclosure of the reports would not have been required. Fed.R.Evid. 612 provides that an adverse party is entitled to inspect a writing that a witness uses to refresh memory for the purpose of testifying, either--(1) while testifying, or (2) before testifying, if the court in its discretion determines it is necessary in the interests of justice. The police reports were used by Choo before testifying. We therefore review for abuse of discretion the court's decision that disclosure was not necessary. The court did not abuse its discretion. First, the reports were littered with information about the confidential informant. Second, the Malaysian official would likely have violated Malaysian law by turning over the reports. The court acted within its discretion in determining that disclosure was not necessary in the interests of justice.