Number of Juror Challenges May be Changed Number of Juror Challenges May be Changed . California Senate Bill (SB) 213 would reduce the number or peremptory challenges in a misdemeanor trial from 10 down to 6. The theory is that this will “speed up justice”. During jury selection, many people have prejudices they will not admit out loud.…
Interesting Law Enforcement Tools and Technology Interesting Law Enforcement Tools and Technology . While reviewing some documents in a court case, I came across the sentence: The police department used an ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader) and noted that the suspect’s vehicle was located near the ABC/XYZ area. In the case file I was reviewing, police were…
Sports Injury or Assault with a Deadly Weapon? Sports Injury or Assault with a Deadly Weapon? . Anyone who has watched professional sports or even weekend warrior sports knows You can get hurt and. Some guys play dirty. During the October 11 Dodgers/Mets Playoff game, Chase Utley allegedly slid into third base a little too late and…
Your Rights in a Vehicle Stop: Contrasting Situations Your Rights in a Vehicle Stop: Contrasting Situations. On July 18, 2013, a Texas officer stopped a young woman named Sandra Bland for failing to signal a lane change. The officer’s dash-cam activated, capturing most of the audio and video during the incident. Ms. Bland complied by pulling…
California Supreme Court Strikes Down Certain Jessica’s Law Provisions California Supreme Court Strikes Down Certain Jessica’s Law Provisions . On March 2, 2015, the California Supreme Court decided In re Taylor, and declared the residency restrictions for registered sex offenders under the Jessica’s Law unconstitutional – but only as to the way San Diego County courts applied the law. Because…
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE! IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE! . How many times have you heard “Ignorance of the law is no excuse!”, meaning that a person can break the law and still be charged with a crime, even if he does not know that he is breaking the law.
Domestic Violence, the NFL, and Combat Veterans Domestic Violence, the NFL, and Combat Veterans . We have heard so much about the NFL problem with domestic violence in the last year. An anti-domestic violence commercial was featured among the Superbowl ads. Football is a violent sport. NFL stars are sought-after by just about everyone, including…
What is a Grand Jury? What is a Grand Jury? Since former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted in the death of 18 year old Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO on November 25, 2014, the GRAND JURY process in the United States has received publicity. What is a grand jury? Why wasn’t Darren…
With the Ebola virus in the news every day, the deadly HIV virus has taken a back seat. In the last week of August, 2014, 29-year-old Thomas Guerra was charged with intentionally exposing another person to the HIV virus. A former partner of Mr. Guerra revealed to authorities that he and Mr. Guerra had been involved an ongoing…
Botched Executions and Cruel and Unusual Punishment Botched Executions and Cruel and Unusual Punishment . This past week in Arizona, the execution of Joseph Woods for a 1989 double murder was botched. It took 2 hours for the inmate to die. During that period of time, he was attempting to breathe and gasp but did not die…