Legal Opinion

People v. Drennan

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 27, 2000No. C033959PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BLEASE, Acting P. J.

Craig Boyd Drennan, who was superintendent of the Modoc Unified School District, was convicted of violating Penal Code section 632, subdivision (a) (intentional eavesdropping upon or recording of a confidential communication), based upon the installation of a hidden video camera, which took periodic photographs, without accompanying sound, of the area of the desk, computer, file cabinet, credenza and bookcase in the office of the Modoc High School principal.

We will reverse the judgment of conviction because the photographing of the principal’s office for a purpose…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Oden v. BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES'RETIREMENT SYSTEMCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
  2. Zabetian v. MEDICAL BD. OF CALIFORNIACalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
  3. People v. GibbonsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989

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  4. United States v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
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