By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
For a citizen’s complaint against a peace officer to be accepted and investigated, the citizen must first read and sign an acknowledgment that the filing of a false citizen complaint is a…
"FROM THE CLASSROOM"
By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
“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…
Police Officer Houston Tipping succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier during a training scenario at the Elysian Park Police Academy.
He was participating in a defensive tactics scenario with another officer when he fell and…
By: Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC.
On May 19, 2022, the California Court of Appeal issued a published decision affirming the issuance of an injunction against the City of Los Angeles that prohibits the City from accepting a…
BY: RAY HILL, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
Fleeing by Car and Fleeing by Foot Are Two Separate Crime (Peo. v. Fuentes, 2022 4DCA #E075745 2022 Cal. App. Lexis 408 - 5/12/22)
A Hemet Police detective and his partner…
By Matthew D. Cuberio, Attorney at Law - Michel & Associates, P.C.
Mr. Cubeiro’s primary practice areas include firearm regulatory compliance and litigation. He also assists with local ordinance issues, legislative analysis, civil…
Border Patrol Agent Daniel Salazar was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Bell Valley Truck Trail near Campos, California.
He was responding to investigate a sensor that had been activated in the area when his Jeep Wrangler patrol…
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Brady Error in an Infraction Case: Some time ago, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office quit sending its deputies into court to answer up “For the People” in the prosecution of…
"FROM THE CLASSROOM"
By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
“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…
