Is there an independent review of a sealed portion of the record pertaining to discovery of personnel records of two officers?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Gomez, B268613 (Cal. App. 2016):

requests independent review of the sealed portion of the record pertaining to discovery of personnel records of two officers under Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess) to determine whether the trial court erroneously withheld discoverable information from the defense.

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