$21 Million Settlement for Wrongfully Convicted Man Released After 39 Years in Prison by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Simi Valley, California, and a wrongfully convicted man who spent nearly four decades in prison have reached a $21 million settlement. Craig Coley was convicted of the 1978 murders of Rhonda …
California Supreme Court: Prop 47 Requires Dismissal of Conviction Based on a Predicate Felony That Is Later Reduced to a Misdemeanor by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of California ruled that when the felony underlying a conviction for “street terrorism” is later reduced to a misdemeanor, then …
CA Santa Clara County RFP 2017 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR JAIL INMATE SERVICES PROGRAM RFP NUMBER: RFP-PRO-FY18-0078 ISSUE DATE: NOVEMBER 22, 2017 PROPOSALS DUE: JANUARY 11, 2018 PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT 2310 North First Street, 2nd Floor San Jose, CA 95131 Procurement Officer: Michele McCarthy Telephone: 408-491-7494 …
Court Extends McQuiggin Actual Innocence Exception to Defaulted Legal Claim, Vacates § 924(c) Conviction by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California held in a collateral proceeding on January 2, 2019, that McQuiggin’s actual innocence exception applies to a legal claim that …
Holmes v. Harris, CA, Judgment and Jury Verdict, False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution, 2019 ;;1/~ s~ 2:18-cv-03739-PSG-E Document 140 Filed 07/11/19 Page 1 of 7 Page ID # :2332 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES J)ISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 Case No.: 2:18-CV-3739-PSG …
California’s Bail Reform Law Stymied by Big Business by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In August 2018, California’s legislature passed Senate Bill 10, designed to reform the state’s cash bail system. Cash bail is commonly associated by oppression of financially poor arrestees as a means to keep them incarcerated until …
Caught by the Hair: New Forensic Tool Could Differentiate People by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A new study published by a team from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (“LLNL”) in California concludes their method of proteomics sequencing of short, single strands of hair will revolutionize the forensic criminalistic science …
Anderson v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Police Misconduct, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Confidential Settlement Agreement and General Release of All Claims ("Settlement Agreement" or "Agreement") is entered into between the following parties ("the Parties"): Plaintiff Priscilla Anderson ("Plaintiff') and Defendants County of …
Dansby v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Unlawful Arrest and Detention, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is made by Plaintiffs, Jolie Dansby, J.R., a minor by and through guardian ad litem Jolie Dansby and T.R., a minor by and through guardian …
In a Rare Move, California Court of Appeal Discharges Prisoner from All Forms of Custody, Including Parole, After Finding Time Served in Prison Grossly Disproportionate to His Offense by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, discharged William E. Palmer II from all …
A.M.P. v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Summons, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 2019 Bectrook:ally FILED by Su parlor C-Ourt of Callfomla, Count,, of Loo Angele$ on • j ~, ~ I 05110/20,Mr~ R. Carter, Executive Officiii-/Clark of Court, by Y. Taraeyuk,Daputy Clerk SUMMONS ·: ~:: ~' :.;'."',.."'',',:,~:" J.UD.ICIALJ I'CITACION ' …
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Guide to California Pardons, May 2019 -ASIAN AM RICANS ADVANCING JUSTlC~ .. ASIAN LAW CAUCUS GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA PARDONS ... , .. • MAY 2019 I I I ... r . • ..-. " I :... J'> ~ ~> ~ ADVANCtlNG JUSTICE ASIAN LAW CAUCUS Table of …
California Coalition for Women Prisoners-Commutation Application Guide, June 2019 California Coalition for Women Prisoners 4400 Market Street, Oakland, CA 94608 Phone: (415) 255-7036 x4 Fax: (415) 552-3150 Email: info@womenprisoners.org Commutation Application Guide This document is intended to support incarcerated people and advocates in submitting commutation applications to Governor Newsom of …
California - disapproved publications list (through June 2019) Disapproved Publications June 2019 CDCR 1 Note: publications on this list were disapproved at the time of compilation, but may have been subsequently approved upon appeal *each publication on this lsit was determined to meet the criteria of CCR Section 3134.1 on …
The Sentencing Project, Campaign to End Life Imprisonment - Women and Girls Serving Life Sentences, 2019 CAMPAIGN TO END LIFE IMPRISONMENT WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Nationwide one of every 15 women in prison — nearly 7,000 women — is serving a life or virtual life sentence.1 One-third of …
Analysis of California LWOP Decisions, Harvard Law Review, 2019 \\jciprod01\productn\H\HLC\54-2\HLC202.txt unknown Seq: 1 28-JUN-19 13:22 A Stone of Hope: Legal and Empirical Analysis of California Juvenile Lifer Parole Decisions Kristen Bell1 “With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.” …
Mass Incarceration Threatens Health Equity in America, January 2019 report January 2019 Mass Incarceration Threatens Health Equity in America J University of California San Francisco Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Authors Julia Acker, University of California, San Francisco Paula Braveman, University of California, San Francisco Elaine Arkin, Independent Consultant Laura Leviton, …
A Stone of Hope: Legal and Empirical Analysis of California Juvenile Lifer Parole Decisions, Harvard Law Review, 2019 \\jciprod01\productn\H\HLC\54-2\HLC202.txt unknown Seq: 1 28-JUN-19 13:22 A Stone of Hope: Legal and Empirical Analysis of California Juvenile Lifer Parole Decisions Kristen Bell1 “With this faith, we will be able to hew out …
Smith v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is entered into between the following patties ("the Patt ies"): Plaintiff Pauline Smith, (hereinafter "Plaintiff'), and Defendants County of …
Insurance Companies Make $1000 For Each Speed Camera Ticket by California red light camera tickets boosted insurance industry profit by $1.5 billion over five years. From TheNewspaper.com Neither the cities that have traffic cameras nor the private companies that operate them are the biggest financial beneficiaries of photo enforcement. In states …
