The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals made public Thursday documents in Daniel Ken Holtzclaw’s appeal, revealing a secret hearing in June was closed to the public because of a personnel matter.

The hearing, before Oklahoma County District Judge Timothy Henderson, was to "assist the court in determining which materials, if any, were subject to disclosure to appellate defense counsel in this case."

At issue was the personnel file for the forensic chemist who testified during Holtzclaw's trial. Prosecutors raised the issue of the personnel matter themselves.

On May 4, the state Attorney General's Office, whose attorneys are handling the appeal, filed the first request related to filing a motion and accompanying material under seal because the information is "protected from public disclosure by Oklahoma law."