California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Aguilar, E054955 (Cal. App. 2013):
We therefore conclude the trial court abused its discretion in failing to order disclosure of relevant information. Consequently, we will conditionally reverse defendant's conviction with directions to the trial court to disclose the relevant information in the officers' personnel files and to give defendant a reasonable opportunity to investigate the disclosed material and request a new trial if he demonstrates a reasonable probability of a different outcome had the evidence been disclosed. Otherwise, the trial court shall reinstate the judgment. (See People v. Fernandez (2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 100, 123.)
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