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Category: Prosecution Standards

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…

DOJ Launches National Law Enforcement Accountability Database

DOJ Launches National Law Enforcement Accountability Database The new database documents federal law enforcement misconduct to improve police transparency and accountability. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)…

How Access to California Police Records

How Access to California Police Records The Legislature has responded to public pressure calling for increased transparency into local policing by passing two new laws that mandate disclosure of records…

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…