Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Dec. 14, 2018
DAs can access confidential records for sexual predators, state high court rules
Prosecutors have a right to review otherwise confidential records, such as psychiatric evaluations, when prosecuting civil commitment petitions against sexually violent predators, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Prosecutors have a right to review otherwise confidential records, such as psychiatric evaluations, when prosecuting civil commitment petitions against sexually violent predators, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, who authored the unanimous decision, wrote, "Our society uses trials to advance the search for truth. That se...
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