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The Booking Questions Dilemma; An Update
Robert C. Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)
October, 2018
The rule has long been that routine booking questions asked of an in-custody suspect for the…
Warrant Affidavit Writing Made Easy: Create an Outstanding Warrant Application Every Time
By Michelle M. Heldmyer
Attorney-Advisor (Instructor), FLETC ALG
Even for the most experienced law enforcement officers, writing an…
The Rule in Kellett[1]
RC Phillips,
DDA (Ret)
Sept. 2018
Kellett is a California Supreme Court case that holds that if a defendant commits a crime that can be charged in different ways, the prosecution must file all the…
Misinterpreting the Value of the Beheler Admonishment
Robert C. Phillips
DDA (Ret)
August, 2018
Since first imposed on law enforcement, when in 1966 the United States Supreme Court first announced the rule of…
Interrogating Juveniles; Custody, Beheler, & Common Sense
By Robert C. Phillips
DDA: Retired
April, 2018
It is becoming increasingly recognized that juveniles present a unique problem in attempting to obtain…
Interrogation Tactics, Attenuation, and the Use of Police Agents
Robert C. Phillips
DDA (Retired)
April, 2018
Sometimes the police are good. Sometimes they are just lucky. A recent California…
Legislating Away a Case Law Problem:
Miranda, Welfare & Institutions Code § 625.6, and Juveniles
By Robert C. Phillips
DDA (Retired)
November, 2017
During the past legislative session, Governor Jerry Brown…
The Ten Lawful Exceptions to Miranda
Robert C. Phillips
DDA (Retired)
April, 2017
When Chief Justice Earl Warren first announced the landmark case decision of Miranda v. Arizona[1] in 1966, delivering the…
