03/31/93 State Wisconsin V. Shaun A. Shiffra

The state appeals from a pretrial order suppressing the testimony of the victim of an alleged sexual assault. The trial court suppressed the testimony because the victim refused to allow an in camera inspection of her past mental health treatment records. The first issue is whether an in camera inspection is warranted under Pennsylvania v. Ritchie, 480 U.S. 39 (1987). The second issue is whether preclusion of the alleged victim's testimony at trial is the proper sanction for her refusal to submit the records to an in camera review. We affirm.