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 …
Smith v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-04214 Document 1 Filed 05/18/18 Page 1 of 32 1 2 3 4 Page ID #:1 GEORGE G. MGDESYAN, ESQ. (SBN 225476) MGDESYAN LAW FIRM 15260 VENTURA BLVD., SUITE 800 SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 TELEPHONE: (818) …
NY petition for approval to transfer control of Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions to Securus Technologies, Inc., 2018 BEFORE THE NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Joint Petition of TKC Holdings, Inc., Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions Matter/Case No. - - - - - and Securus Technologies, Inc. for …
Captured: ‘Golden State Killer’ Wanted for 12 Murders and 50 Rapes Turns Out To Be Former Sacramento-Area Cop by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna DNA testing and some apparent good breaks in a decades-long investigation paid off when police officers executed an arrest warrant on former Auburn, California, police officer …
Book Review: California Habeas Handbook 2.0 by Kent A. Russell by Christopher Zoukis Reviewed by Christopher Zoukis The writ of habeas corpus is an extraordinary remedy that allows a person held against his or her will by the state to challenge the legality of confinement. It is often referred to …
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Residual Clause Definition of ‘Crime of Violence’ Unconstitutionally Vague Under Due Process Clause by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Supreme Court struck yet another residual clause definition of “crime of violence” as unconstitutionally vague in a major decision that could potentially affect thousands of …
State of Washington v. Padilla, pornography, opinion, 2018 IN cLiincsopnei oeum;steiOFwwworeM _ DATE This opinion was filed for record I II ?ni« i on CtmF JUSTICE SUSAN L. CARLSON supreme court clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 94605-1 Respondent, En Banc JAMEEL …
Archibald v. County of San Bernardino, CA, Judgment, Police Shooting, 2018 Case 5:16-cv-01128-AB-SP Document 184 Filed 05/10/18 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:3959 1 JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 11 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 13 14 15 …
California Man Awarded $10,000 by Federal Jury After LAPD Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A California man, who was stopped, searched and assaulted by LAPD officers while he was walking home, was awarded $10,000 by a federal jury on his claim of unreasonable search and excessive force. …
Holmes v. Harris, CA, Complaint, False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution, 2018 ase 2:18-cv-03739-PSG-E Document 1 Filed 05/03/18 Page 1 of 27 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BROWN WHITE & OSBORN LLP CALEB E. MASON (Bar No. 246653) SCOTT L. MENGER (Bar No. 305877) 333 South …
California Reinvestment Coalition - Unholy Alliance - California Courts’ Use of Private Debt Collectors, 2018 Unholy Alliance: California Courts' Use of Private Debt Collectors CALIFORNIA REINVESTMENT COALITION Unholy Alliance: California Courts’ Use of Private Debt Collectors California Reinvestment Coalition May 2018 Prepared by: Paulina Maqueda Escamilla UC Berkeley Goldman School …
