Opinion
S055415
12-11-2019
PEOPLE v. COWAN (ROBERT WESLEY)
Motion for access to sealed record granted
Condemned inmate Robert Wesley Cowan's “Motion to Authorize Inspection and Copying of Confidential Materials,” filed on August 1, 2019, is granted in part and denied in part as follows. Cowan's counsel, the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of California (FPD), is granted access to the sealed and confidential materials contained in the record in People v. Cowan (S055415) except (1) the key to sworn juror-identifying information; (2) juror key (Kern County Jury List); (3) probation report of Gerald Thomas Cowan; and (4) unredacted reporter's transcript of voir dire of sworn jurors (April 9, 10, 17, 22, 30; May 1, 7, 13, and 15, 1996). The denial of access is without prejudice to making a renewed motion in the superior court.
Counsel must supply the personnel and equipment necessary to undertake the review and copying of the records to which access is granted. The review and copying must occur on the premises of the court. Counsel must not release or cause to be released any of the sealed or confidential material or any of the information contained therein to anyone other than counsel's agents without a prior order of this court.