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Category: 14th Amendment

Counterman v. Colorado – Supreme Court sets higher bar for prosecuting threats under First Amendment

Counterman v. Colorado – Supreme Court sets higher bar for prosecuting threats under First Amendment justices raising the bar for establishing when a statement is a “true threat” not protected…

Prosecutor’s Obligation to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence

What is Exculpatory Evidence? – Definition, Examples & Importance Exculpatory evidence is any evidence in a criminal trial that supports the idea that the defendant is not guilty. In this…

What is Abuse of Process? When the Government Fails Us

What is Abuse of Process? Abuse of process is the intentional misuse of legal proceedings for a wrongful or unlaProbable cause is defined as the reasonable belief, foundedwful purpose. It…

Making Annoying Phone Calls – California Penal Code 653m

Making Annoying Phone Calls – California Penal Code 653m Making annoying phone calls in described under California Penal Code Section 653m. This statute makes it a crime to make repeated…

The Right To Know: How To Fulfill The Public’s Right Of Access To Police Records

The Right To Know: How To Fulfill The Public’s Right Of Access To Police Records Democracy depends on the public’s right to know what its government is doing, so it…

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department SB-1421 Records

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department SB-1421 Records Effective January 1, 2019, Senate Bill 1421 (SB 1421) amended Penal Code Section 832.7 which generally made all peace officer personnel records and…

California Senate Bill 16 (SB 16) – 2023-2024 – Peace officers: Release of Records

California Legislature Passes Senate Bill 16; Expanding Peace Officer Records Accessible to the Public California Senate Bill 16 (SB 16) 2023 – 2024 – Release of Records – Police officers…

What is Probable Cause? and.. How is Probable Cause Established?

What is Probable Cause? and.. How is Probable Cause Established? Probable Cause The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches…

What Is Traversing a Warrant (a Franks Motion)?

WHAT IS A FRANKS MOTION AND HEARING IN CALIFORNIA? Brief Synopsis: To have the judge in a case order the production of the affidavit used to secure a search warrant,…

Misuse of the Warrant System – California Penal Code § 170 – Crimes Against Public Justice

California Penal Code § 170 – Misuse of the Warrant System – Crimes Against Public Justice 2022 California Code Penal Code – PEN PART 1 – OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS…

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