Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

family member fatally injured my mother in 1989

my mother was fatally injured by a family member in her home approx. 1998 in sacramento ca. can i receive or obtain any and all information on that incident? mother was hospitialized. family member is now in folsom prison. can i find out his charges or convictions just on my mothers assult he did and why he did it? please help me with ans. i was living in wash. at that time i just found out.


Asked on 10/02/99, 7:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: family member fatally injured my mother in 1989

There should be a court file on the case. Court files are public records, and can be seen by anyone. The court file usually contains a copy of the police report.

The police report will contain the police officer's interpretation of what happened. The police report may or may not be comprehensive and accurate.

The court file will also have a complaint which will set forth the charges against this relative.

Cases such as this start in municipal court, and then proceed to superior court. Depending the court practice in Sacramento there may be two files, municpal court and superior court.

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Answered on 10/22/99, 3:27 pm


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