Legal Opinion
People v. Galan
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 14, 2009No. B209903PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
A trial is a search for the truth. Cross-examination and impeachment of witnesses go to the truth-seeking function of the trial. The courts should be ever vigilant to allow both sides access to evidentiary material that will enable them to search for the truth. In an appropriate case, these principles allow a criminal defendant, by way of a Pitchess motion, to “fish” in a police officer’s personnel records to see if the officer has a penchant to commit some type of misconduct that would aid in the search for truth. (Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 [113…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Warrick v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
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