Q: My private lawyer received my discovery on my case . I ask for the copy . He said he can’t he has to blank out the names
Of the officers . Which is strange cus I have the officers names in my property sheet and isn’t my right to know who arrested me
A:
there are certain things a lawyer can not share with a client.
s/he has to black out before sharing
A:
Pursuant to California Penal Code section 1054.2 (hyperlink below), a criminal defense attorney cannot reveal the name, address, telephone number of a victim or witness(es) to a crime to the client. Otherwise, the attorney can potentially be charged with a misdemeanor for revealing that information.
https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2009/pen/1054-1054.10.html
If you have further concerns about the identity(s) of the arresting officers, you can take that up with your attorney.
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