By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Among the rights the Sixth Amendment guarantees to a person accused in a criminal prosecution is the right to a speedy trial. However, this right does not extend to everyone, even if…
“FROM THE CLASSROOM”
Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
In the Spring of 2009, I was teaching the L.D. #16 - Search & Seizure block in the Basic Academy. The topic was “Searches Incident to Arrest in a…
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
A couple of years ago, the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal held that a city’s practice of chalking a person’s tires—done for the purpose of determining how long the vehicle is…
FROM THE CLASSROOM
By: Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa JC
“Its ‘402’ time, officer. Who wins, you or defense counsel”? Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an admission or…
Interrogating Juveniles
Robert C. Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
October 31, 2022
Necessary admonishments when interrogating minors under the age of 18.
Agent Matt Ryan of the Campbell Police Department…
