Can a criminal defendant compel discovery of evidence from an arresting officer's personnel file?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Buchanan v. Santos, 1:08-cv-01174-AWI-GSA-PC, Doc. 47., Doc. 49. (E.D. Cal. 2011):
2.A Pitchess motion allows a criminal defendant to compel discovery of evidence from an arresting officer's personnel file. See People v. Mooc, 26 Cal.4th 1216, 1219-20 (2001).
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