Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 4, 2009No. C058858PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DAVIS, J.
In this California Public Records Act case (CPRA; Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.), we hold that coroner and autopsy reports that constitute investigations of a suspected homicide death — in which the prospect of criminal law enforcement proceedings is concrete and definite — are public records that are exempt from disclosure under Government Code section 6254, subdivision (f) (hereafter section 6254(f)), of the CPRA. As relevant here, that subdivision exempts from public disclosure “investigatory . . . files compiled by any . . . local agency for . . . law enforcement. . .…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Times Mirror Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Mar Shee v. Maryland Assurance Corp.California Supreme Court · 1922
- Williams v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Rogers v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CTY.California Court of Appeal · 1993
- Walker v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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3Cited by14 opinions
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