In defendant’s conviction for assault with a deadly weapon, trial court’s denial of defendant’s Pitchess motion to discover police officers’ confidential personnel records is affirmed as the he failed to set forth a plausible factual scenario in support of his claim of officer misconduct. 

Read People v. Galan, No. B209903

Filed October 5, 2009

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Opinion by Judge Yegan

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For Appellant:  Judith Vitek, under appointment by the Court of Appeal

For Appelle:  Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senioer Assistant Attorney General, Sarah J. Farhat, Catherine Okawa Kohm, Deputy Attorneys General

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