CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Evidentiary Issues
......Privileges-Discovery
.........Police Complaint Records
4 Cards On This Topic:
  • Juvenile court properly determined the patrol car's MAV arrest video is not a personnel record protected by the Pitchess statutes.
  • Motion for additional info based on new facts flowed from original Pitchess motion, but was more than a mere continuation of original; 2d disclosure should be subject to safeguards of properly noticed motion.
  • M did not make sufficient showing of materiality to require in camera review of police officer complaint records where Os had probable cause to detain and search M based on uncontested facts and independent of Os' alleged falsehoods.
  • Juvenile may discover outcome of disciplinary proceedings against arresting officer when information relevant to wardship proceeding.