Under what circumstances will the Attorney General ask the Court to strike down the Kiddoo Rule of Justice?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Reed, F075285 (Cal. App. 2019):

As noted by the Attorney General (RB 30-31), Kiddoo has been repeatedly criticized. For example, in People v. Beal (1997) 60 Cal.App.4th 84, the court perceived several flaws in Kiddoo's rationale:

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