From the Classroom: What is the “flight, plus” rule and what does it mean to a detention or arrest?

From the Classroom   
By Raymond Hill   
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College  

The “Flight, Plus Rule”  

It’s 0130 hours. You are on patrol in a residential neighborhood. You see a subject looking into a parked…

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Recent Law Enforcement-Related Bills in the Legislature: Canines, Consent Searches and Pretext Stops

2023 Legislative Update  
By Ray Hill 
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College  

Lawmakers have introduced several bills in…

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Second Amendment Update; Civil Liability of Firearms Manufacturers & Dealers:

By Robert Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret).

Set to go into effect on July 1, 2023, is new California Civil Code §§ 3273.50 to 3273.55 (AB 1594), authored by Assembly Member Phil Ting (D-San Francisco).  The meat of this new…

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From the Classroom: The Opinion Evidence Rule and its Role in Criminal Investigations (Part II of II)

From the Classroom: The Opinion Evidence Rule and Criminal Investigations – Part II 
By Ray Hill 
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College  

This is the eleventh in a series of bulletins covering the California Evidence…

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From the Classroom: The Opinion Evidence Rule and its Role in Criminal Investigations (Part I of II)

From the Classroom: The Opinion Evidence Rule and Criminal Investigations – Part I   
By Ray Hill    
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College   

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