California Court of Appeal

In a petition for a writ of prohibition to compel respondent superior court to vacate its order granting the prosecution's motion to unseal reporters' transcripts of in camera hearings conducted pursuant to Penal Code section 1326(c), the petition is granted where no statutory or constitutional authority permits disclosure to the prosecution of the names of the third parties to whom defense subpoenas have been issued or the nature of the records produced.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/01/2009
• Published 09/01/2009

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Duane Dammeyer, Public Defender, Michael C. McMahon, Chief Deputy, for Petitioner., Gregory D. Totten, District Attorney, Michael D. Schwartz, Special Assistant District Attorney, Cheryl M. Temple, Senior Deputy District Attorney, for Real Party in Interest, the People.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent Superior Court.