In California Legal Update, Vol. 25, #5 (Apr. 16, 2020), I briefed the Ninth Circuit case of United States v. Cano (9th Cir. Aug. 16, 2019) 934 F.3rd 1002, where the Court reversed the defendant’s conviction, holding that his cellphone had been…
Gov’t. Code § 7284.6 (California Values Act); Constitutionality as to Charter Cities: Gov’t. Code § 7284.6, part of the “California Values Act” (Gov’t. Code §§ 7284-7284.12)—effective as of January 1, 2018—was recently upheld by the Fourth…
Police Officer Aubrey Johnson died after suffering complications from an on-duty injury that occurred in a foot pursuit of a narcotics suspect on September 17th, 2020.
During the foot pursuit, Officer Johnson suffered a torn Achilles…
Police Officer Jacob Hancher was shot and killed as he and other officers responded to a domestic incident at an apartment in the 400 block of 14th Avenue South at about 10:00 pm. A man opened fire on the officers, killing Officer Hancher and…
Detective Kevin Collins was shot and killed at about 12:05 pm as he and other detectives were conducting an ongoing investigation at a hotel at 210 North Blake Street. He and another detective were shot as they arrived at the location. Two…
I noted in the last edition of the California Legal Update (Vol. 25, #9, July 14, 2020), citing Stanley v. Superior Court (2020) 50 Cal.App.5th 164, that the current pandemic establishes “good cause” to delay a defendant’s statutory speedy trial…
Hot off the press; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal just affirmed the federal district court’s summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs challenging California Government Code § 32310, which attempted to ban possession of large-capacity magazines…
