Time and Detentions, Part II: Recent Cases to Help Guide You in Traffic Stops

From the Classroom  
By Raymond Hill  
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College 

Time and Detentions Part II – 2023 Cases 

This is the second article in this series. We previously covered Time and Detentions – The…

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We explore time and detentions rules in our “From Classroom” two-part series. First, past precedents.

From the Classroom
By Raymond Hill
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College 

Time and Detentions Part I – The Basics 

This From the Classroom series will be in two parts. The first, Time and Detention –The Basics,…

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Case Alert Follow Up: Retroactivity of Rulings on “Creative Expression” Relating to Racial Stereotyping

By Raymond Hill  
Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College 

A new ruling about potential racial stereotyping in using products of “creative expression” in prosecution makes it now three district court rulings related to the 2023…

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Will Banning “Excited Delirium” as Diagnosis or Cause of Death in California Change Anything?

By Robert Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (ret.) 

Excited Delirium: New law eliminates the term “excited delirium” as an excuse in police use-of-force cases. Will it change anything? 

On Oct. 8, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into…

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