CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Privileges
......Official Information; Info Held by Govt
.........In-Camera Review
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Procedure if D claims informant is material witness on issue of guilt; in camera hearing with D or counsel.

Super. court erred in ordering disclosure or in camera review of OIG's investigative materials re Phillip Garrido's parole supervision, failing to interpret PC 6131(c) properly and failing to apply the GC 6254(f) exemption.

Trial ct. to review O's personnel file for complaints and related material alleging that on or before Pet.'s trial ended, O failed to report payments/incentives to informants; Pet. failed to prove necessity of Pitchess review.

Trial court erred by summarily denying D's Pitchess motion without the required in camera inspection where his Pitchess motion satisfied requirements of PC 1043.

Court abused discretion in not holding in camera review of forensic/investigative evidence requested by party to dependency action before ruling on sheriff’s motion to quash SDTs.

D met his burden on Pitchess motion of justifying in camera inspection of officer’s files with respect to acts of dishonesty.

D's right to fair trial and Inspector General's interest in maintaining confidentiality of its non-privileged records protected by in camera review.