Using the Wrong Pronoun at Trial and Prosecutorial Misconduct (Special Attention Prosecutors)
A prosecutor’s failure to use the pronoun with which a defendant chooses to identify (i.e., “misgendering”) constitutes prosecutorial misconduct. First District Court of Appeal Court issued a stern warning to all prosecutors as well as trial court judges. Specifically, the Court “emphasize(d) that (they) do not condone the prosecutor’s repeated misgendering of the Defendant in this case. Moreover, (the Court) note(d) (that) trial courts have an obligation to ensure litigants and attorneys are treated with respect, courtesy, and dignity—including the use of preferred pronouns
Law Enforcement Quotas
Except for Vehicle Code violations, citizen contact quotas are not illegal in California even though probably not a good idea. I’ve recently heard rumors concerning various California law enforcement agencies imposing upon their patrol and traffic officers a requirement that they conduct a minimum number per shift of what might best be termed as “contacts” (or “citizen contacts”) with individuals on the street.
George Gascón’s “Special Directives” as they relate to the pleading and proving of sentencing enhancements and allegations are illegal and unenforceable.
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Drug Dealers and Their Constitutional Rights
It’s not much of a secret that the City of San Francisco has over the years developed some serious social issues, what with open drug dealing and general homeles
The “Stalking Horse” Theory for Parole and Probation Fourth Waiver Searches
The “Stalking Horse” Theory for Parole and Probation Fourth Waiver Searches.
Defamation Civil Suits Brought by Law Enforcement Officers
Defamation Civil Suits Brought by Law Enforcement Officers
Community Caretaking, Probable Cause, and Marijuana Vehicle Searches:
Impounding Vehicles, the Community Caretaking Doctrine, and Probable Cause Marijuana Vehicle Searches: In an unpublished deci
The Dream Keeper Fellowship Program
Paying Bad People to Be Good: Okay, I’ve heard it all now. In the September
The “Weaponing” of Social Media by Law Enforcement
The “Weaponing” of Social Media by Law Enforcement
Profanity and the First Amendment
Editorial by Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Retired)