California Court of Appeal

When a nonspecified person files a petition seeking a probation report per Penal Code section 1203.05, the subject of the report is entitled to notice and an in camera hearing concerning any personal information he or she does not want released; if a hearing is sought, then the court may, at its discretion, redact personal information after balancing the subject's confidentiality interest against the potential benefit from its release.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2004
• Published 02/06/2004

Judges

•  WUNDERLICH, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Charles William Hendrickson,Korda, Johnson & Wall LLP, San Jose, for Defendant and Appellant., Edward P. Davis, Jr., James M. Chadwick, Danielle Van Wert, Gray, Cary, Ware & Freidenrich, East Palo Alto, for Petitioner and Respondent.