Is a confidential affidavit in a search warrant application sufficient to be reviewed by the Court of Appeal?

An appellate court is equally capable of reviewing confidential documents with an eye toward protecting a defendant's interests and rights. Moreover, our review of the sealed affidavit in this case is necessary to "meaningful appellate review of the warrant." (People v. Galland (2008) 45 Cal.4th 354, 370 [sufficient record required for meaningful appellate review of warrant]; see also Hobbs, supra, 7 Cal.4th at p. 975 ["In all instances, a sealed transcript of the in camera proceedings, and any other sealed or excised materials, should be retained in the record along with the public portions of the search warrant application for possible appellate review"].)