Beard, Sabrina A

Sabrina A Beard

Pasadena Police Department

207 North Garfield Avenue

Pasadena, California 91101

The Pasadena Police Department presents a heightened Brady/Giglio concern because a former Pasadena Police lieutenant, Vasken Kenneth Gourdikian, used his sworn law-enforcement status to acquire restricted “off roster” firearms and illegally sell more than 100 firearms without a license. Federal prosecutors reported that Gourdikian sold at least 108 firearms from March 2014 through February 2017, used his peace-officer status to obtain firearms unavailable to the general public, bypassed ordinary California firearms restrictions, and made a false statement during a firearm purchase. He pleaded guilty to federal firearms offenses and was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison.

For Brady List purposes, this misconduct bears directly on officer credibility, truthfulness, abuse of authority, public-corruption risk, firearms evidence integrity, and the reliability of police representations in weapon-related cases. Under Brady v. Maryland, Giglio v. United States, Napue v. Illinois, and Kyles v. Whitley, prosecutors relying on Pasadena Police Department testimony or reports should disclose all officer-specific impeachment material, firearms-related misconduct records, internal-affairs findings, criminal charging and plea records, disciplinary records, and affected-case reviews. Until that showing is made, Pasadena Police Department evidence involving firearms, searches, seizures, probable-cause statements, or officer-authored reports should receive heightened credibility scrutiny.

Notice of Brady Disclosure Record Status for Sabrina Beard

At this time, there are no records of previously disclosed Brady material available for Sabrina Beard. This should not be interpreted as a conclusive determination regarding Sabrina Beard’s conduct, credibility, professional history, or performance. The presence of a profile on this platform is non-punitive and should not, by itself, be understood as an allegation, finding, or adverse determination.

The absence of disclosed material is also affected by institutional limitations. Pasadena Police Department is not in compliance with its Brady disclosure obligations, and California does not maintain a functioning system for the tracking, verification, and disclosure of Brady-related information.

For a more complete assessment of Sabrina Beard’s record, inquiries should be directed to Pasadena Police Department, any prior employers, relevant prosecuting agencies, and other official custodians of personnel, disciplinary, and Brady disclosure records. Contact information is provided below.

California Public Records Act

§ 6250-6268

The California Public Records Act is a series of laws meant to guarantee that the public has access to public records of governmental bodies in California. In December of 2011, a Superior Court judge ruled that the California Assembly must also disclose budget records of individual lawmakers, after some California newspapers filed a lawsuit accusing legislators of flouting the state’s open records laws.

Public records in the California Public Records Act are defined as “any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.” There is a separate category of “purely personal information” that, although it may be in the custody of a government agency, does not fall under the act. Statute 6255 states a catch all exemption, “The agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this chapter or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.”

Anyone can request public documents in California, and a purpose does not have to be stated. The California Public Records Act does not regulate the use of records obtained from public agencies. One should allow 10 days for an agency to comply with a records request.

Beard, Sabrina A

Notice of Brady Disclosure Record Status for Sabrina Beard

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