California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from CBS, Inc. v. Block, 230 Cal.Rptr. 362, 42 Cal.3d 646, 725 P.2d 470 (Cal. 1986):
10 A similar procedure was recently approved in People v. Memro (1985) 38 Cal.3d 658, 214 Cal.Rptr. 832, 700 P.2d 446. That case involved an attempt by an accused to discover information contained in police officers' personnel files in connection with a claim that his confession had been coerced. The court held that Evidence Code section 1045 permitted an in camera examination of the records to determine whether disclosure should be ordered "in the interests of justice" and whether disclosure would not "unnecessar[ily] annoy[ ], embarrass[ ] or oppress[ ]" the individuals involved. (Id., at pp. 688-689, 214 Cal.Rptr. 832, 700 P.2d 446; see also Evid.Code, 1045, subd. (d).)
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