California County Sheriff Targets Companies Associated With Legal Marijuana Sales by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The FBI agreed to return $1 million confiscated from Empyreal Logistics armored car company, which was seized as illegal drug money at the end of 2021. The proceeds belong to a state licensed …
Police Using Copyrighted Music to Avoid Accountability by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Police are avoiding transparency and the public’s right to film by blasting out Disney tunes at a high volume any time a citizen begins video recording interactions between the police and the public. The music triggers …
Haselrig v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Attachment to Complaint, Whistleblower, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 VINCENT MILLER (SBN 291973) vincent@vincentmillerlaw.com MICHAEL MILLER (SBN 112751) michael@vincentmillerlaw.com NICK SAGE (SBN 298972) The Law Offices of Vincent Miller 16255 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 625 Encino, CA 91436 Telephone: (213) 948-5702 Attorney …
California Court of Appeal: Fifth Amendment Violation Where Police Use Two-Step Interrogation in Deliberate Strategy to Circumvent Miranda by Richard Resch The Court of Appeal of California, Sixth Appellate District, held the trial court erred by admitting incriminating post-Miranda statements obtained through the use of pre-Miranda statements in a deliberate …
LASD Defends Practice of Stopping Latino Bicyclists, Says People Using Bikes for Transportation Are Generally Criminals by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to data obtained by the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (“LASD”) is targeting Latino bicyclists with pretextual stops. Since the bicyclists are on their …
California Court of Appeal Orders New Trial Due to Jurors Considering Potential Penalty During Guilt Phase of Deliberations by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, reversed a trial court’s denial of a motion for a new trial, ruling that jurors committed misconduct …
Limon v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Attachment to Complaint, Whistleblower, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 VINCENT MILLER (SBN 291973) vincent@vincentmillerlaw.com MICHAEL MILLER (SBN 112751) michael@vincentmillerlaw.com NICK SAGE (SBN 298972) The Law Offices of Vincent Miller 16255 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 625 Encino, CA 91436 Telephone: (213) 948-5702 Attorney …
Castellano v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Attachment to Complaint, Whistleblower, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 VINCENT MILLER (SBN 291973) vincent@vincentmillerlaw.com MICHAEL MILLER (SBN 112751) michael@vincentmillerlaw.com NICK SAGE (SBN 298972) The Law Offices of Vincent Miller 16255 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 625 Encino, CA 91436 Telephone: (213) 948-5702 Attorney …
Report Finds LAPD Cops Rarely Face Discipline for Violating Deadly Force Policy by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott When cops in L.A. wrongfully use deadly force, they seldom, if ever, receive serious punishments according to a report by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Inspector General. Between 2015 and …
L.A. Is Investigating 50-Year-Old Police Gangs, Finally by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On March 24, 2022, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission made public its plan to conduct a “full-scale” investigation into the gangs of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (“LASD”). Nine volunteer members form the …
Cain v. JPay, CA, Minutes on Order Denying Motion to Stay, Prepaid Card, 2022 Case 2:21-cv-07401-FLA-AGR Document 82 Filed 04/04/22 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:432 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL Case No. 2:21-cv-07401-FLA (AGRx) Title Adam Cain v. JPay, Inc. et …
Bell v. Williams, CA, Verdict Form, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 3:18-cv-01245-SI Document 228 Filed 03/30/22 Page 1 of 4 i 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 VINCENT KEITH BELL, Plaintiff, 8 9 10 11 ~ t:·::s E 12 u0 ~ ---~ …
Rape Victim’s DNA Was Used by Police to Arrest Her on Unrelated Charges Six Years Later by According to an article from Forensic, a woman whose DNA sample from sexual assault evidence was used to arrest her on unrelated property crime charges six years later is planning to sue the …
ACLU Report Suggests Disturbing Pattern of Police Surveilling Protests to Identify People Peacefully Protesting Police Brutality by It is reasonable that the California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) would use helicopters equipped with surveillance cameras to track fleeing felons—or even use them to scan crowds of protestors to detect criminal activity. But …
California Court of Appeal: Hearing on Discretionary Resentencing Under §1170.91(b)(1) for U.S. Servicemembers Requires Only That Petition Allege Defendant ‘May’ Be Suffering From a ‘Qualifying Condition’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, ruled that the defendant satisfied the statutory criteria of Cal. Penal …
California Court of Appeal Announces Suffering From a Nonqualifying Mental Disorder While Also Suffering From a Qualifying Disorder Does Not Bar Eligibility for Mental Health Diversion Under § 1001.36 by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Court of Appeal of California, Fifth Appellate District, vacated a trial court’s decision …
Dangers of Data Gathering by Los Angeles Police Department by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For decades, officers with California’s Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) have utilized Field Information Cards (“FIC”) for reference whenever they interact with citizens. This contact may take the form of a traffic stop whether or …
Ninth Circuit Announces Irizarry Didn’t Eliminate Wise Requirement That Sentencing Court Provide Notice of Special Conditions of Supervised Release Prior to Imposing Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California …
News in Brief by Alabama: Techdirt reports that police in Brookside have routinely violated the law in traffic enforcement. By early February 2022, it was clear that the local police department in the small town had been racking up staggering amounts of income in traffic fines, receiving more than $600,000 …
