J.E. v. Superior Court

Opinion

HALLER, J.

During the pendency of juvenile delinquency proceedings against J.E., J.E. filed a petition requesting that the court conduct an in camera inspection of a prosecution witness’s juvenile dependency file for Brady1 exculpatory and impeachment evidence. The petition was filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 827, which allows a juvenile court to release information from juvenile files to persons who are otherwise not authorized to access the confidential files.2 The juvenile court declined to examine the file, ruling the Brady review should be conducted by the…