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Category: Discovery

What Is Considered Obstruction of Justice in California?

What Is Considered Obstruction of Justice in California? Under federal law, any act that “corruptly or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, influences, obstructs, or…

Penal Code 141 PC – Planting or Tampering with Evidence in California

New Law 2017: Prosecutors Who Plant False Evidence Or Hide Evidence Will Face Felony Charges: AB1909, California Penal Code Section 141 (C) Until now, it may be surprising to know…

Penal Code 182 PC – “Criminal Conspiracy” Laws & Penalties

Penal Code 182 PC – “Criminal Conspiracy” Laws & Penalties Under California Penal Code § 182 PC, you engage in a criminal conspiracy when you: agree with one or more…

Penal Code 135 PC – Destroying or Concealing Evidence

Penal Code 135 PC – Destroying or Concealing Evidence Penal Code 135 PC: It is illegal to knowingly and willingly destroy, erase, or conceal any physical evidence that is in…

California Cops Can No Longer Pass the Cost of Digital Redaction onto Public Records Requesters

California Cops Can No Longer Pass the Cost of Digital Redaction onto Public Records Requesters At a dark time when the possibility of police accountability seems especially bleak, there is…

One Trial Judge Overruling Another

One Trial Judge Overruling Another In a marital dissolution action, Judge #1 ruled an agreement was not enforceable. Judge #2 reconsidered the matter over three years later, on the court’s…

Major Exceptions To The Hearsay Rule

Major Exceptions To The Hearsay Rule REVIEW OF THE CALIFORNIA HEARSAY RULE – EVIDENCE CODE 1200 California’s “hearsay rule,” defined under Evidence Code 1200, is a law that states that…

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