Montana Supreme Court· 4/17/1992

State v. Burns

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830 P.2d 1318
253 Mont. 37
49 State Rptr. 353
1992 Mont. LEXIS 107

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holding a district court properly used in camera review to deny disclosure of a Catholic priest’s personal file
noting that Mont. Const. art. II, § 10, imposes a duty on the State to protect information in which there is a “reasonable expectation of privacy”
balancing right to privacy with state interest in enforcement of criminal law
the purpose of in camera review “is to balance the privacy interests of the parties and the need to know” and “effectively offer protection to both parties by avoiding needless exposure of potentially harmful information”

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Judges: Harrison, Gray, Turnage, Hunt, McDonough, Weber, Trieweiler

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