CASE LAW ALERT
By Ray Hill
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
Ruling and Issue
Retroactivity – A 2000 murder case is remanded for retrial to reevaluate the introduction of creative expression evidence…
The First Amendment Right to Photograph/Videotape the Police and Confiscating Video Evidence (AN UPDATE)
By Robert C. Phillips
DDA (Ret.)
March, 2023
The Question:
I am periodically asked either or both of two…
The Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights and the Statute of Limitations
An Editorial By Robert C. Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Gov’t. Code § 3304(d)(1) of the Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act…
A Pro Subscribers Exclusive: Your Essential Guide to the Fourth Amendment and Search and Seizure.
This annual compendium of Fourth Amendment and search and seizure issues, compiled by retired Deputy District Attorney Robert Phillips,…
California Legal Updates Editorial
By Robert Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)
The Duty to Intervene
Law enforcement officers have a duty to intervene when witnessing another officer’s use of excessive force.…
