Is a court's decision on discoverability of material in a police personnel file reviewable?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Eaten, B220181 (Cal. App. 2011):
"A trial court's decision on the discoverability of material in police personnel files is reviewable under an abuse of discretion standard." (People v. Jackson (1996) 13 Cal.4th 1164, 1220.) A court's ruling constitutes an abuse of discretion only when it falls outside the bounds of reason. (People v. Galan (2009) 178 Cal.App.4th 6, 12.)
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