Ninth Circuit: Reasonable Suspicion Justifying Traffic Stop Doesn’t Provide Probable Cause to Open Door and Lean Inside Vehicle by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that reasonable suspicion permitting police to conduct a traffic stop did not provide police with probable cause to open the …
California Court of Appeal: Confrontation Clause Violation Where Supervisor, Not Lab Tech Who Performed Drug Tests, Testified at Trial by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, ruled that a defendant’s right to confront his accuser under the Six Amendment to the U.S. …
Fired San Francisco Cop Charged With Manslaughter for Fatally Shooting Unarmed Suspect by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The fired San Francisco Police Department (“SFPD”) officer who shot and killed an unarmed carjacking suspect in December 2017 faces multiple charges, including manslaughter, by the new district attorney who vowed to …
California Supreme Court Vacates Murder Conviction, Finds IAC for Failure to Obtain Expert Testimony on Time of Death by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case that hinged on the time of death to convict the defendant, the Supreme Court of California granted habeas corpus relief where defense counsel …
Alvarado v. County of San Bernardino, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 Case 5:20-cv-00592-DMG-SHK Document 20 Filed 01/13/21 Page 1 of 25 Page ID #:128 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LAW OFFICE OF SHARON J. BRUNNER SHARON J. BRUNNER, ESQ. (CSBN:229931) 14393 Park Avenue, Suite 100 Victorville, …
Nunez v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Complaint, Lack of Mental Care, 2021 ' - - - - ---=SU . .;;.;M = •-1..:... 00.;..., COURT USE ONLY SUMMONson First Amended Complaint~ - - - FOR (CITACION JUDICIAL) (SOLOPARAUSODELACORTE) ENDORSED NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: . (AVJSO AL DEMANDADO):COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a …
LAPD Finally Admits to Using Controversial Facial Recognition Software, After Denying it for 10 Years by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) denied for over a decade that it used facial recognition software. It even boldly said it never used facial recognition when responding to …
Lee v. Landrum, CA, Second Amended Complaint, Excesssive Force, 2020 Case 1:19-cv-01043-EPG Document 40 Filed 12/21/20 Page 1 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HISTORIC ENGINE CO. NO. 28 644 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017-3411 A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION LAWYERS HISTORIC ENGINE CO. NO. 28 644 …
Ninth Circuit Reiterates Presumption of Innocence Remains Until Conviction, Grants Habeas Relief by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals held that a prosecutor’s repeated statements to a jury that a defendant wasn’t presumed innocent violated the Constitution’s Due Process Clause and granted habeas relief. The case …
Ninth Circuit Announces Panels of Court of Appeals May Fashion Remedy When District Court Commits Daubert Error by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In its November 5, 2020 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, en banc, announced that panels of the Ninth Circuit may now fashion …
News in Brief by Alaska: A plan to shift the response to mental health crises away from police and into the hands of mental health professionals made strides in November 2020. The Assembly approved money to launch a mobile crisis intervention team. In Anchorage, it would operate at the fire …
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Request for Dismissal, Invasion of Privacy (Medical Records), 2020 CIV-110 ATTORNEY OR PARTY V\i1THOUT ATTORNEY· STATEBARNO: 147033 FOR COURT USE ONLY Elizabeth J. Gibbons, Esq. THE GIBBONS FIRM, PC STREET ADDRESS: 811 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor STATE: CA …
Estate of Bryan Debbs v. County of Sacramento, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Failure to Protect, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-01153-DC-SCR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1010 F Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: (916) 443-6911 Facsimile: (916) 447-8336 E-Mail: mark@markmerin.com paul@markmerin.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs ESTATE OF BRYAN DEBBS, SHELLEY …
Ninth Circuit: California Conviction Under § 261.5(c) Not Predicate Offense For § 2252(b)(1) Enhancement by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a defendant’s conviction under California Penal Code § 261.5(c) is not a predicate offense triggering a higher mandatory sentencing …
California Court of Appeal Reverses Murder Conviction Because Superior Court Erred by Allowing Deceased’s Out-of-Court Statements Into Evidence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Division One of the Fourth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal reversed Rene Quintanilla, Jr.’s murder conviction because the Superior Court allowed as evidence …
Estate of Linda Miller v. County of Sutter, CA, Order, Wrongful Death, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-00577-KJM-DMC Document 67 Filed 11/02/20 Page 1 of 36 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Estate of LINDA MILLER, et al., Plaintiffs, No. 2:20-cv-00577-KJM-DMC ORDER v. COUNTY OF SUTTER, et al., Defendants. …
Arndt v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order of Dismissal, Excessive Force, 2020 Case :18-cv-10699-GW-MRW Document 90 Filed 10/29/20 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:619 JS-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 THE SEHAT LAW FIRM, PLC Cameron Sehat, Esq: (SBN: 256535) 19800 MacArthur ffivd., …
The 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment Showing Authoritarian Abuse Still Relevant Today by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. You may not remember the 1971 Stanford University Prison Experiment. Maybe you were not yet born, but the outcome of this infamous study depicted a reality where everyday people, when assigned …
California Court of Appeal: ‘Violent Victim Rule’ Doesn’t Require Defendant to Have Had Knowledge of Victim’s Propensity for Violence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Division Eight of the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District held that a trial court abused its discretion when it excluded evidence …
