Warrantless Blood Draws from Unconscious DUI Suspects
"From The Classroom" - Raymond Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa JC
Ray Hill is a retired Police Lieutenant and Professor Emeritus at Santa Rosa Junior College. He has taught in the POST Basic Academy and Advanced Officer Training for 45 years…
Website Construction
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Traffic Stop Tool for the Holidays
"From The Classroom" - Raymond Hill
Ray Hill is a retired Police Lieutenant and Professor Emeritus at Santa Rosa Junior College. He has taught in the POST Basic Academy and Advanced Officer Training for 45 years.
A past San Bernardino County…
Marijuana, Proposition 215: A Legal Update
Marijuana, Proposition 215: A Legal Update
January, 2016
Robert C. Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)
Proposition 215: On November 6, 1996, the so-called “Compassionate Use Act of 1996” (“CUA”) became effective by popular vote at a general…
Gov’t. Code § 7286.5 (AB 490) and Unlawful Restraint
On January 1, 2021, Calif. Gov’t. Code § 7286.5 became effective via AB 1196, prohibiting a law enforcement agency from authoring the use by its officers of either the “carotid restraint” (defined as “a vascular neck restraint or any similar…
Second Amendment Update; P.C. § 32310 and “Large Capacity Magazines"
By popular vote, Proposition 63 was passed on November 9, 2016, amending Penal Code § 32310 (to be effective July 1, 2017), outlawing (with limited exceptions) “large capacity magazines.” A large capacity magazine is one that holds more than ten…
The Kellett Rule Outline
Kellett Rule Outline
Originally written by Jeff Rubin in April, 2012
Updated in June of 2017
See Also, P&A June 26, 2017 on Kellett Rule
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This material does not necessarily reflect all new developments in case law as it has…
Transporting Firearms
Transporting Firearms
RC Phillips, DDA (Ret.)
October, 2021
Federal Transport Rule:
Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited…
SB 742; Penal Code § 594.39: Interfering with Persons Attempting to Enter Vaccination Sites.
It is illegal to obstruct, injure, intimidate, or interfere with a person or vehicle occupant attempting to enter a vaccination site. The “harassing” restriction has been struck from the statute due to being unconstitutionally overbroad and vague…
Qualified Immunity and the Use of Deadly Force
Absent a showing that police officers were on notice that deadly force used was clearly established by prior case law to be a Fourth Amendment violation, officers are entitled to qualified immunity from civil liability.
Qualified Immunity in a…
