Second Amendment Update; New York’s Restrictive Permit Requirements
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Second Amendment Update; New York’s Restrictive Permit Requirements.
A statute that requires a “special need” to carry a concealed pistol or revolver in public violates the Second and Fourteenth…
Supreme Court Rules in First Second Amendment Case in a Decade
By: Tiffany D. Cheuvront, Attorney, Michel & Associates and Second Amendment Law Center
Tiffany Cheuvront is the Managing Attorney at Michel & Associates, P.C. Ms. Cheuvront practices civil litigation, corporate, and constitutional law. …
When the Sixth Amendment Applies to a Voluntary Interview
"FROM THE CLASSROOM"By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
“Its ‘402’ time, officer” - “Who Wins, You or Defense counsel”? Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an admission or confession…
Questioning a Suspect on a Separate, Uncharged Crime
"FROM THE CLASSROOM"By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
“Its ‘402’ time, officer” - “Who Wins, You or Defense counsel”? Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an admission or…
Citizens’ Complaints Against Peace Officers
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
For a citizen’s complaint against a peace officer to be accepted and investigated, the citizen must first read and sign an acknowledgment that the filing of a false citizen complaint is a crime. …
Suspect Reinitiates Questioning After a Miranda Assertion (Part III)
"FROM THE CLASSROOM"By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
“Its ‘402’ time, officer” - “Who Wins, You or Defense counsel”?
Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an admission or confession…
Court of Appeal Affirms Constitutionality of Warning on Citizen Complaint Forms
By: Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC.
On May 19, 2022, the California Court of Appeal issued a published decision affirming the issuance of an injunction against the City of Los Angeles that prohibits the City from accepting a citizen’s…
Fleeing by Car and Fleeing by Foot Are Two Separate Crimes
BY: RAY HILL, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
Fleeing by Car and Fleeing by Foot Are Two Separate Crime (Peo. v. Fuentes, 2022 4DCA #E075745 2022 Cal. App. Lexis 408 - 5/12/22)
A Hemet Police detective and his partner ran a “rolling…
WHAT CALIFORNIA GUN OWNERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ATF’S FINAL RULE REGARDING FRAMES AND RECEIVERS
By Matthew D. Cuberio, Attorney at Law - Michel & Associates, P.C.
Mr. Cubeiro’s primary practice areas include firearm regulatory compliance and litigation. He also assists with local ordinance issues, legislative analysis, civil rights…
Brady Error in an Infraction Case
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Brady Error in an Infraction Case: Some time ago, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office quit sending its deputies into court to answer up “For the People” in the prosecution of infractions,…
