A Fight To Maintain Our Rights
Published Date:
October 1, 2014
On August 11, 2014, a decision was rendered in People v. Superior Court of San Francisco County (Daryl Lee Johnson). The court held that the prosecution must have access to peace officer personnel files in order to identify impeachment evidence under Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83. Under this ruling, prosecutors will now be required to search the personnel file of a peace officer each time the officer is subpoenaed as prosecution witnesses.
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