Test your understanding of criminal law with our Miranda Review Quiz, highlighting key issues on statement admissibility and Fifth Amendment rights.

From The Classroom
By: Ray Hill. Professor Emeritus 
Santa Rosa Junior College 

Miranda Review Quiz #2 

1) A suspect is arrested for murder. After a Miranda admonition, he wants to…

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Supreme Court Overturns Anti-Camping Ordinances in Landmark Decision on Homelessness Policies

Homelessness and Anti-Camping Ordinances
By Robert Phillips, DDA (Ret)

Homelessness has been a serious social problem in the United States for some time. It has been estimated that on any given night (understanding that the number…

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California Legislative Battle Over Off-Duty Cannabis Use for Peace Officers

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 
By: Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus 
Santa Rosa Junior College 

There continues to be no restriction for off-duty cannabis use by peace officers.

Effective January 1, 2024, Government Code 12954 was…

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Supreme Court's Recent Decisions Shape Firearms Laws: From Second Amendment Rights to Bump Stocks and Free Speech

Second Amendment Update and other Firearms-Related Cases
By Robert Phillips

1.  Since the United States Supreme Court decided the landmark case decision of New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen (2022) 597 U. S. 1,…

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From the Classroom: Take This Quiz to See How Your Knowledge of Miranda Case Law Stacks Up

From the Classroom
Miranda Review Quiz #1  
Let’s see how your current knowledge of Miranda case law stacks up. Give this a try! 

By Ray Hill 
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College 

 

Question One …

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Second Amendment Update: 3 Important U.S. Supreme Court Cases Clarify Hot-Button Gun Possession Issues

By Robert Phillips  
Deputy District Attorney (ret.) 

The Second Amendment Protects Convicted Felons in Their Right to Possess Firearms 

Second Amendment Update: Constitutionality of the federal “felon in possession of a…

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