Can a criminal defendant access a peace officer's personnel file?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Greenwood v. El Dorado Cnty. Civil Serv. Comm'n, C066713, Super. Ct. No. PC20090576 (Cal. App. 2012):
Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess) generally held that a criminal defendant may access a peace officer's personnel file in certain cases, such as when it contains relevant impeachment information about the officer.
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