Victor M. v. Superior Court
Victor M. is the subject of a wardship proceeding (Welf. & Inst. Code, 602) arising out of a drug-related arrest. He seeks a writ of mandate after the juvenile court denied his Pitchess motion for pretrial discovery of evidence regarding certain types of complaints that may be in the arresting officers personnel file. (Evid. Code, 1043, 1045; Pen. Code, 832.7; Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess).) Court have concluded that Victor established good cause for production of the documents sought. Accordingly, Court grant his petition.
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