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California Courts of Appeal

Jul. 21, 2016

Police video recording must be released, state appellate court rules

A video recording of a police arrest taken from a patrol car is not shielded from public disclosure, a state appellate court unanimously has ruled.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A video recording of a police arrest taken from a patrol car is not shielded from public disclosure, a state appellate court unanimously has ruled.

The 1st District Court of Appeal rejected arguments Tuesday by the city of Eureka that the 2012 recording was a confidential law enforcement personnel record and affirmed a trial court order to release a portion of the video to journalist Thadeus Green...

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