Civil Litigation,
Criminal,
California Courts of Appeal
Sep. 28, 2017
Appellate panel says defendant has no right to alleged victim’s Facebook communications
The panel hoped its decision would have persuasive value with the state Supreme Court.
SNELL
Three appellate justices have ruled that a criminal defendant has no constitutional right to obtain his alleged victim’s social media communications, issuing an opinion they hope will hold “potential persuasive value” as the state Supreme Court reviews a similar case.
The 3-0 decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal late Tuesday granted a petition for writ of mandate filed by Facebook’s lawyers James G. Snell and Christian Lee...
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