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California Criminal Defendant Must Make Preliminary Showing of Exculpatory Evidence in Police File

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Discovery, Habeas Corpus, Police. Location: California.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a criminal defendant must make a preliminary showing that a police personnel file contains evidence material to his defense to be provided the file in discovery. This case was on appeal from the Northern District of California in a habeas corpus proceeding. The ...

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