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California Supreme Court

Feb. 13, 2015

State high court to consider rare clash between prosecutors and police

A longstanding clash now before the state Supreme Court over prosecutors' access to police personnel files will weigh police officer privacy against the fair trial rights of criminal defendants.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A longstanding clash now before the state Supreme Court over prosecutors' access to police personnel files will weigh police officer privacy against the fair trial rights of criminal defendants.


It's an unusually sensitive issue because peace officers have long fended off efforts to pierce strong state statutes protecting their files even as defense lawyers demand compliance with due process re...

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