Criminal
Dec. 27, 2001
Judges Can't Require Entire Police File
SAN FRANCISCO - The fine balance between an arresting officer's privacy interests and a criminal defendant's right to learn relevant contents of the officer's personnel file properly turns on the long-established Pitchess hearing, a unanimous California Supreme Court has reaffirmed.
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