California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hollins, G056032 (Cal. App. 2019):
People v. Myles, supra, 53 Cal.4th at p. 1209, says, "The sealed transcript that is before us, in which the court 'state[d] for the record what documents it examined,' is adequate for purposes of conducting a meaningful appellate review." Under that interpretation of applicable precedent, the trial court does exactly what it did here: opens the file, recites its contents, tells us it finds nothing discoverable, and denies disclosure. We then receive a transcript that tells us "what documents [the court] examined." I am unable to understand how we can provide meaningful review under those circumstances.
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