Police Officer Nicholas Vella was killed in a police helicopter crash at about 6:30 pm.
He and another officer were responding to provide aerial support to the Newport Beach Police Department at the scene of a fight call.…
Sergeant Arthur Duron died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant Duran had served with the Fowler Police Department for 14 years. He is survived by his wife and four children.
Beginning in…
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Use of a Sexual Assault Victim’s Rape Kit DNA in a Later Prosecution of that Same Victim
The San Francisco’s District Attorney Chesa Boudin recently announced (as reported in the…
CASE LAW ALERT by Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
Ray Hill is a retired Police Lieutenant and Professor Emeritus at Santa Rosa Junior College. He has taught in the POST Basic Academy and Advanced Officer Training…
"From the Classroom" - Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
Ray Hill is a retired Police Lieutenant and Professor Emeritus at Santa Rosa Junior College. He has taught in the POST Basic Academy and Advanced Officer…
Miranda and the Law
The Fifth Amendment
A Legal Update
UPDATED ON: January, 2022
Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 [86 S.Ct. 1602; 16 L.Ed.2nd 694]
Robert C. Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)…
"From the Classroom" - Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
Ray Hill is a retired Police Lieutenant and Professor Emeritus at Santa Rosa Junior College. He has taught in the POST Basic Academy and Advanced Officer…
Frisks of Vehicles: Subjective vs. Objective Belief that a Vehicle Contains a Firearm
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)
We don’t get many vehicle “frisk” cases, so I thought this one out of the federal First…
