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California Criminal Lawyer Blog
Summary: California criminal law items published by Mary Frances Prevost
California Criminal Lawyer Blog
- SAN FRANCISCO DA LOSES SLEAZY BID TO RECUSE JUDGE (CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL DEFENSE)
published on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:45:36 -0800
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer San Francisco Chronicle August 6, 2010 04:00 AM Copyright San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribute... - WHAT DOES PRESUMED PREJUDICE MEAN? (Criminal Defense Lawyer Mary Prevost)
published on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:27:41 -0800
A lengthy pre-filing delay, say a year or so, triggers presumed prejudice under Serna (40 Cal.3d 239). But what does that mean? In Alvarado (60 Cal.App.4th Supp. 1), the LA Appellate Division said a long delay triggers ... - CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DEFENDANTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRE-PRELIMINARY HEARING PITCHESS DISCOVERY
published on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:32:06 -0800
WE DO GET PITCHESS DISCOVERY PRIOR TO THE PRELIMINARY HEARING This is the case on whether sefense attorney can get Pitchess discovery (11 CAL.3d 531) prior to the preliminary hearing; and whether defense attorneys can g... - CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY - JUDGE SAYS: ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES MAY HAVE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE
published on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:07:44 -0800
by Teri Sforza, Register staff writer Perhaps the question is not if the county will settle this lawsuit, but when, and for how much?? It?s not going well when a federal judge writes, ?a reasonable jury could conclude ... - WHEN WILL ORANGE COUNTY SETTLE ITS POLICE BRUTALITY CASE AND STOP PAYING ITS LAWYER TO DEFEND THE DIRTY COPS?
published on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:48:30 -0800
I have been posting on this issue for a long time. And it's been too long since the County of Orange decided not to settle this horrible case. Instead, the County of Orange is protecting a dirty cop who crashed in a DU... - CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHEN IS IT A MASSIAH VIOLATION?
published on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:18:00 -0800
MASSIAH VIOLATIONS The police put a guy into the defendant's cell, figuring that they might get an admission from the defendant. The guy (who was implicated in the crime) did in fact get the defendant to make several i... - CALIFORNIA DUI DEFENSE: NEW DUI IGNITION INTERLOCK CHANGES FOR 2010
published on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:07:47 -0800
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE CHANGES 2010; by JOSHUA DALE The new ignition interlock scheme that changed DUI laws on July 1, 2010 shouldn't phase any of us. One of the laws helps our multiple DUI offenders, the other hurts... - CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL DEFENSE: REPEATEDLY INVOKING MIRANDA ISN'T INVOKING MIRANDA
published on Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:59:13 -0800
REPEATEDLY INVOKING MIRANDA FAILS TO INVOKE MIRANDA This case is an utter outrage. What does it take to invoke Miranda? The defendant here was asked, "Do you want an attorney here while you talk to us?" He said, "... - SAN DIEGO DUI DEFENSE: HOW TO AVOID A CALIFORNIA DUI THIS FOURTH OF JULY
published on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:08:52 -0800
I write and re-write this article every season and every year. But time and time again I see friends and people I know who have read it coming to me because they got arrested in San Diego, Orange County, Imperial County... - CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL DEFENSE: ATTORNEYS-YOU MUST HAVE INVESTIGATORS
published on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:59:13 -0800
NEED ABSOLUTE NEED FOR INVESTIGATORS Terrific case, even though the lawyer here was found ineffective. Lake County has 12 contract Public Defenders. hey have only one investigator for the entire office. So the investi...
