Post-Arrest, Pre-Admonishment Silence as Evidence of Guilt
Robert C. Phillips
DDA (Ret.)
September, 2014
Richard Tom and his long-time friend, retired San Francisco police officer Peter Gamino, were enjoying a steak…
Miranda and the Equivocal Invocation
Robert C. Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)
August, 2014
In a gruesome series of murders as graphically described in the California Supreme Court…
Vehicle Repossessions
RC Phillips, DDA (Ret.)
August, 2014
(Q) Who may legally undertake repossession assignments?
(A) Unless exempted pursuant to B&P Code 7500.3, only persons holding a valid repossession agency…
Searching Cellphones
Robert C. Phillips
Deputy District Attorney, Retired
June, 2014
Barely three years ago, the California Supreme Court held in People v. Diaz (2011) 51 Cal.4th 84, that a cellphone…
The “Anonymous-Tip-Plus-Very-Little-Else” Rule
Robert C. Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)
June, 2014
The United States Supreme Court determined over a decade ago in Florida v. J.L. that an uncorroborated…
Reinitiating an Interrogation after Invoking Miranda
Robert C. Phillips
DDA Retired
May, 2014
Dewey Joe Duff had his problems. Not being the sharpest tool in the shed, and with four prior trips to prison, his social…
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
NEWSLETTER
Field Operations Support Services,
VOLUME 09 NUMBER 07
DATE: May 27, 2009
IMPEACHMENT VIA SOCIAL NETWORK WEBSITES
DISCUSSION:
Can what you post on…
TESTIFYING IN CRIMINAL CASES
ROBERT C. PHILLIPS
Deputy District Attorney (Ret)
January, 2009
I. Rule #1: Always Tell the Truth.
II. The Importance of Witnesses:
A. Witnesses are the…
Third Edition COOPERATING INDIVIDUALS AND IMMUNITY Page i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW: CI GUIDELINES OVERVIEW-1
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS 1-1
A. The Prosecution’s Need for Cooperating Individuals (CIs) 1-1…
