Calif. AG won't release police records despite court ruling, gets into testy exchange with senator

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Thursday that he won't release older records on state law enforcement agents' misconduct despite a recently released appeals court ruling that they are public documents.

His surprising decision prompted sharp criticism from First Amendment groups, newspaper editorial boards and state Sen. Nancy Skinner, (D-Berkeley) who authored last year's police transparency law, SB 1421. The law, which took effect on Jan. 1, requires law enforcement agencies to publicly release records on police shootings and officer misconduct, such as being dishonest and having inappropriate sex with a member of the public.

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