Ninth Circuit: Violations Alleged After Expiration of Supervised Release Term Must be Factually Related to Pre-Expiration Allegation by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In a February 28, 2018, opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that U.S. District Courts may not base a revocation of supervised …
Golden State Killer Suspect Arrest Opens Floodgates for Law Enforcement Use of DNA Websites by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The use of DNA-based genealogy websites to track down Joseph DeAngelo — the “Golden State Killer” suspect — appears to have inspired police departments nationwide. It’s a move that has irked privacy advocates …
California Court of Appeal Rejects Gang Enhancement Based on Expert Witness’ Case-Specific Hearsay Evidence by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two reversed a trial court’s imposition of a gang enhancement on a defendant when the evidence of gang activity consisted …
California Supreme Court Vacates Conviction and Death Sentence After Experts Recant Testimony by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of California granted a writ of habeas corpus and vacated a first-degree murder conviction and death sentence after several of the experts who testified at trial recanted their testimony …
Martinez v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death (Police Shooting), 2018 SETTLEMENT AGRimMRNT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement And Mutual Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is entered into between the following parties ("the Parties"): Plaintiffs Roberto Martinez, Antonia martinez and HIii a minor, by …
Alicia C.v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Amended Complaint, Police Misconduct (Sexual Assault), 2018 4 MESSRELIAN LA\V INC. Harout Messrelian, Esq., SB# 272020 101 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1970 Glendale, California 91203 Telephone: (818) 484-6531 Facsimile: (818) 956-1983 5 Attorneys for Plaintiff Alicia C. l 2 3 6 SUPERIOR COURT …
Ninth Circuit: California Carjacking Not a Crime of Violence Post-Johnson by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on January 29, 2018, that California’s carjacking law, Penal Code § 215(a), no longer constitutes a crime of violence under 8 U.S.C. § …
Family of Man Shot and Killed by San Bernardino Police Agrees to $575,000 Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The city of San Bernardino, California, along with two of its police officers who shot and killed Jerriel Dashawn Allen, agreed to a settlement of $575,000 with Allen's family, which …
Prison Activist Resource Center - PARC National Prisoner Resource Directory, 2018 PARC National Prisoner Resource Directory Core Volunteers Jessie Backer Greetings, Marka Ellertson Welcome to the June 2018 edition of PARC’s National Prisoner Resource Directory. We have updated information on organizations that are new to us, and on ones that …
Assessing the Real Risk of Sexually Violent Predators: Doctor Padilla's Dangerous Data, Tamara Rice Lave and Franklin E. Zimring, 2018 ASSESSING THE REAL RISK OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS: DOCTOR PADILLA’S DANGEROUS DATA Tamara Rice Lave* and Franklin E. Zimring** ABSTRACT This Article uses internal memoranda and emails to describe the …
The Impact of Early Representation: An Analysis of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Pre-Trial Release Unit, Alena Yarmosky, 2018 Ta uni POLICY BRIEF June 2018 Alena Yarmosky The Impact of Early Representation: An Analysis of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Pre-Trial Release Unit In October 2017, the San Francisco Public …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Jacob Kang-Brown, Oliver Hinds, Jasmine Heiss, and Olive Lu June 2018 From The Director The turn of the century marked a new direction for the nation’s prisons and jails: after three decades of …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Fact Sheet, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration After decades of continuous and unified growth across all states from the 1970s to the early 2000s, the landscape of U.S. incarceration fragmented into distinct trends. The last decade has been characterized …
In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018 An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities Report · In the Public Interest · June 2018 While governments have traditionally used municipal bonds to finance the construction of correctional …
Golden State Killer Suspect Arrest Opens Floodgates for Law Enforcement Use of DNA Websites by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The use of DNA-based genealogy websites to track down the “Golden State Killer” suspect, Joseph DeAngelo, appears to have inspired police departments nationwide. It’s a move that has irked privacy …
Martinez v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND Rl::LEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement And rvlutua! Release of All Claims ("Agreement'') ls entered into between the follmving parties ("the Parties''): Plaintiffs Roberto Martinez, Antonia martinez and Hailey Martinez, a minor, …
Federal Judge Excludes Evidence After FBI Lies on Search Warrant Affidavit, Geek Squad on FBI payroll by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The federal child pornography case against a California doctor was dismissed after the judge excluded all the evidence seized from his home because an FBI agent lied on …
Ninth Circuit Reverses Drug Smuggling Conviction for Improper Exclusion of Evidence of Third-Party Culpability by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a defendant’s conviction for importation of methamphetamine because the district court improperly excluded relevant evidence that someone else committed …
LA County Deputy Sheriff Awarded $4.5 Million in Retaliation Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Darren Hager, a deputy with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department received a jury award of $4.5 million upon their finding that Hager was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for looking too closely into the disappearance …
