State v. Peseti

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• holding that “when a statutory privilege interferes with a defendant’s right to cross-examine,” the statutory privilege is secondary to the defendant’s constitutional rights
• holding that trial court has discretion to weigh defendant's need for privileged information and victim's statutory right to assert the privilege, and that in camera review of victim's CPS file satisfied defendant's right to due process
• holding that trial court has discretion to weigh defendant's need for privileged information and victim's statutory right to assert the privilege, and that in camera review of victim's CPS file satisfied defendant's right to due process
• stating that \`[c]ross-examination is the principal means by which the believability of a witness and the truth of his testimony are tested'\
• stating that “ ‘[c]ross-examination is the principal means by which the believability of a witness and the truth of his testimony are tested’ ”
• requiring that “(1) there is a legitimate need to disclose the protected information[,] (2) the information is relevant and material to the issue before the court[,] and (3

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