Ala. R. Crim. P. 16.4
Committee Comments
This is substantially similar to the federal rule. See Rule 16(d), Fed. R. Crim. P. It is new to Alabama procedure. This rule is designed to protect the parties against abuses of the wide discovery power granted by these rules. The comments of the Federal Advisory Committee on Rules state that "[a]mong the considerations to be taken into account by the court will be the safety of witnesses and others, a particular danger of perjury or witness intimidation, the protection of information vital to the national security, and the protection of business enterprises from economic reprisals."