The PORAC Legal Defense Fund and the San Francisco Police Officers’ Association asked RLS and Mike Rains to submit an Amicus Curiae letter to the California Supreme Court, urging the Court to overrule the recent holding of the First District Court of Appeal in People v. Superior Court (Johnson). That decision gave District Attorneys the right to directly access and inspect police officer personnel files pursuant to Penal Code section 832.7 in order to look for Brady discovery. The potential intrusion into materials which are sensitive and private, and have nothing to do with Brady discovery, is simply too great, and there are less intrusive ways DA’s can satisfy their Brady obligations than rummaging through the personnel files of officers.
Click here to view full letter submitted by Mike.