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55 San Diego L. Rev. 729 (2018)
Reconciling Brady and Pitchess: Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. Superior Court, and the Future of Brady Lists

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         Reconciling Brady and Pitchess:

      Association for Los Angeles Deputy

          Sheriffs v. Superior Court, and

              the Future of Brady Lists








                         RYAN   T. CANNON*




                         TABLE  OF CONTENTS

I.     INTRODUCTION    ................................... ........ ..............730
II.    BACKGROUND....................................................731
      A.   Prosecutorial Brady Obligations        ............... ...........732
      B.   The Pitchess Decision ....................... ................733
           1.  The Pitchess Statutes...       ............................734
       C.  The Pitchess/Brady Tension....................    .............735
           1.  The Rise of Brady Lists   ........................ ......736
III.  ASSOCIATION FOR Los ANGELES DEPUTY SHERIFFS V.
       SUPERIOR COURT                 .................................................737
       A.  The Decision of the Court ofAppeal..............................738
           1.  The Confidentiality of Names: The Copley Press Cases.........739
           2.  The Disclosure of Confidential Names ..   ....... ..........742
               a. Dealing with Johnson.. ................................744
IV.    THE FUTURE OF BRADY AND PITCHESS..............        .................745
      A.   Potential Case Outcomes .....................................745




    *   @ 2018 Ryan T. Cannon. J.D. 2018, University of San Diego School of Law. The
author wishes to thank University of San Diego Professor Donald Dripps for advising on
the writing of this Note, Gary Schons for providing invaluable feedback and direction,
Katherine Motsinger of the San Diego Law Review Board for her help preparing the note for
publication, as well as Jenna Fiscus, Jennifer Gong, Melina Londos, and Erin Morgan for taking
the time to read early drafts. Most of all, thank you to Elena Guti6rrez, who read every word
of every draft of this Note, often immediately after they were written.


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