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 …
News in Brief by Alaska: Police here can fly over property but they “cannot use cameras and drones for aerial searches of property without a warrant,” the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled. “The ruling stems from a 2012 case in which Alaska State Troopers received a tip about marijuana being …
Ninth Circuit: Use of Unconvicted Conduct Too Dissimilar to Charged Offense Violates Due Process by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the use of unconvicted criminal conduct that was too dissimilar to the charged offense to obtain a conviction violates …
California Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction and Death Sentence Because Police Failed To Honor Defendant’s Request for Counsel by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of California reversed the murder conviction and death sentence of Paul Nathan Henderson because the police continued to question him after he made …
Fed Position on Pot Pushing Vets to Black Market by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The walls in Alex’s home are decorated with medals earned from two tours as a Marine serving in Iraq. He returned to the U.S. in 2007 at age 21, psychologically scarred by a war that …
McClelland v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Stipulation for Dismissal, Failure to Protect, 2020 Case 2: 9-cv-06755-SVW-JEM Document 25 Filed 10/13/20 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:108 1 Mark D. Rutter ffBN 058194) 2 f66R[.1&~In1RAve~1~~~~o~ DUMONT, LLP Los Angeles~ CA 90071 3 Phone: (213 228-0400 Fax: (213 228-0401 4 …
Wilson v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Plaintiff Andrew Wilson ("Plaintiff'), on the one hand, and Defendant County of Los Angeles …
Ninth Circuit: Police Violate Fourth Amendment Executing Administrative Warrant Where Primary Purpose Is Gathering Evidence for Criminal Investigation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that law enforcement officers violated the Fourth Amendment in executing an administrative warrant at a private …
California Supreme Court Vacates LWOP Sentence After Its Recent Cases Clarifying ‘Special Circumstance’ Murder by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of California vacated a life without parole (“LWOP”) sentence imposed in a first-degree murder conviction, applying its recent decisions clarifying a “special circumstance” to allow such a …
California Court of Appeal Grants Habeas Relief Over Failure to Instruct Jury on ‘Heat of Passion’ by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, granted habeas relief on April 3, 2020, in a case where appellate counsel failed to request a jury instruction …
News in Brief by California: Marissa Cruz and Paea Tukuafu filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of San Jose police in August 2020, claiming they were “battered and bruised” by cops and subject to unreasonable search and entry. The two were celebrating ahead of Cruz’s 22nd birthday at …
