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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Ronald Kaye
In United States v. Sanchez, 10-50192 a panel of the Ninth Circuti Court of Appeal reversed the conviction of an alleged drug smuggler where the prosecutor told the jury in San Diego at trial that ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2011 By KMB
In two related opinions issued by the Ninth Circut Court of Appeal sitting en banc in Mattos v. Agarano et al. and Brooks v. Seattle , et al. 08-15567 the Court found the use of a taser, in two ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By KMB
In Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders , et al, 10-945, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on October 12, 2011 regarding whether the Fourth Amendment permits a jail to conduct ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 By KMB
You may be surprised to learn that California (and indeed all 50 states) has a so-called "civil recovery" statute on the books for shoplifting cases. Specifically, California Penal Code ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By KMB
In November 2011, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Jones, 10-1259 , to decide the issue whether law enforcement needs a search warrant to place a GPS device on a ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2011 By KMB
In Starr v. Baca ,09-55233 (July 26, 2011) a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca can be sued for deliberate indifference to racial ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2011 By KMB
In United States v. Bagdasarian , 09-50529 (July 19, 2009) a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal held that the defendant's racist 2008 post suggesting than President Obama should be ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2011 By KMB
In J.D.B. v. North Carolina , 09-111-21 (June 16, 2001), a 13-year-old special education student iwas questioned at school by police about a string of neighborhood burglaries. The police had learned ...
Continue reading "J.D.B v. NORTH CAROLINA: COURT ORDERS POLICE TAKE A "TIME OUT" BEFORE QUESTIONING JUVENILES" »
Posted on Jun 1, 2011 By KMB
US v. COTTERMAN: A BORDER WITHOUT BORDERS In United States v. Cotterman , No. 09-10139 (9th Cir. March 30, 2011), federal agents seized an international traveller's laptop computer at the ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By KMB
In United States v. Pepper 09-6822 (March 2, 2011) the United States Supreme Court, in an Opinion by Justice Sotomayor, held that when a defendant's sentence is set aside on appeal, a district ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2011 By KMB
In Michigan v. Bryant 09-150 (February 28, 2011), a majority of the United States Supreme Court recently held a statement given to law enforcement by a wounded victim identifying the person who shot ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Criminal Defense Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Los Angeles criminal defense law blog. We have an RSS feed available for you here .
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