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2015.08.31_Alameda County_(BRADY EVIDENCE _ JOHNSON).pdf
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Alameda County
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Office of the Alameda District Attorney
Summary
This document is a training resource from Alameda County authored by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. This 8-page "Points and Authorities" document accompanies a "weekly video surveillance of criminal law" prepared for CLE purposes. It discusses a recent California Supreme Court decision, People v. Superior Court (Johnson) which details prosecutors' obligations under Brady v. Maryland in the context of confidential police personnel files, clarifying the process for disclosing potentially exculpatory information while balancing the privacy rights of officers. This document is from August 31, 2015 and was produced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2022 in response to a July 23, 2021 PRA request.
