Opinion ID: 2116273
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Refusal to Provide Grand Jury Testimony

Text: The defendant also contends that the trial court erroneously refused to grant discovery of the transcript of the grand jury testimony. Indiana Code Section 35-34-2-10 provides that the court which impanels the grand jury may order disclosure of grand jury transcripts upon a showing of particularized need. Local Rule 11(C)(4) of the Elkhart Circuit Court provides that a defendant is entitled to the grand jury transcripts of any witness the State intends to call at trial unless the State can either show a need to keep the testimony confidential or show that portions of the testimony to the grand jury are not relevant to the testimony at trial. While the trial court failed to require the State to comply with the requirements of this rule, this error can be corrected upon remand.