Can a criminal defendant compel discovery of information in a police officer's personnel file?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gradford v. Lignoski, 1:17-cv-01460-DAD-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2019):
"established that a criminal defendant could 'compel discovery' of certain relevant information in the personnel files of police officers by making 'general allegations which establish some cause for discovery' of that information and by showing how it would support a defense to the charge against him." (Warrick v. Superior Court, 35 Cal.4th 1011, 1018-1019, 29 Cal.Rptr.3d 2, 112 P.3d 2 (Cal. 2005).
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