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Government

May 30, 2015

State high court debates rules governing police file disclosure

A three-way fracas among trial judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers broke out before the state Supreme Court here Thursday over access to police files.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - A three-way fracas among trial judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers
broke out before the state Supreme Court here Thursday over access to police files.
They squabbled over how to protect officer privacy, fulfill the duty to disclose pro-defense
evidence and avoid overwhelming judges with mounds of paper to evaluate.
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