What is the test for a motion to discover a police officer's personnel file?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Partida, B217493 (Cal. App. 2011):
Trial courts have wide discretion when ruling on motions to discover police officers' personnel records. (People v. Samayoa (1997) 15 Cal.4th 795, 827.) We have reviewed the contents of the sealed transcript of the June 20, 2008 in camera hearing. The transcript constitutes an adequate record of the trial court's review of the documents provided to the court in that hearing. Based on our review of the court's findings, we conclude the court properly exercised its discretion in denying discovery. (People v. Mooc (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1216, 1228-1229.) The trial court conducted a diligent review of pertinent documents in the detectives' personnel files before concluding the files contained no discoverable evidence. There was no error.
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