Jones v. Superior Court

Opinion

NARES, Acting P. J.

This case involves interpretation of the criminal discovery chapter (Pen. Code, 1 § 1054 et seq., hereafter occasionally referred to as the Criminal Discovery Statute) implemented in 1990 as part of Proposition 115. The question of first impression we must decide in this writ proceeding is whether the reciprocal discovery provisions of the Criminal Discovery Statute apply to a probation revocation hearing such that a probationer is obligated to provide discovery to the prosecution in such a proceeding. 2 We hold that the reciprocal discovery provisions set forth in…