Supreme Court of California

A sealed search warrant affidavit, like search warrant affidavits generally, should ordinarily be part of the court record that is maintained at the court. In this case, the California Supreme Court sets forth a five-requirement test for when a sealed search warrant affidavit may be retained by the law enforcement agency.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/02/2009
• Published 01/02/2009

Judges

• BAXTER, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jackie Menaster, Los Angeles, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorneys General, Robert R. Anderson and Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Holley A. Hoffman, Maxine P. Cutler, Stephen T. Oetting, Gil Gonzalez and Lynne G. McGinnis, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.