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Articles by Topic or Issue (Police Continued - Prop 47)

Police (Pitchess Motion / Confession / Informant) Continued

  1. Confession Inadmissible If Shorter Sentence Promised for It

  2. Police Promise of Leniency, Then Confession – Inadmissible?

  3. Detective's False Promises of Leniency Overturn Conviction

  4. Is a Promise to Disobey a Police Officer’s Order a Crime?

  5. May Police Lie About the Reason for Traffic Stop?

  6. When's a Police Detention Illegal under the Fourth Amendment?

  7. So There Was an Informant Involved in Your Case – Who Is It?

  8. When and Why Does a Judge Have to Grant a Pitchess Motion?

  9. How Can I Get Dirty Cop Records More Than 5 Years Old?

  10. Senate Bill 1421- More Public Overview of Police

  11. Pitchess Data - Brady Alerts Are Permissible Again

  12. Penal Code § 148(a)(1) as Lesser Included Offense of § 69?

  13. Brady Motion Denied When Not Related to Any Defense

  14. When Are Cops Entitled to Qualified Immunity?

Probation / Diversion

Probation

  1. What Is Formal Probation? Difference from Summary Probation?

  2. What Is Summary Probation? Do I Report to Anyone?

  3. May Judge Extend Summary Probation Beyond Three Years?

  4. What Probation Conditions Are Unconstitutionally Vague?

  5. Must Probation Conditions Require Defendant's Knowledge?

  6. Is a 'No Association' Probation Condition Proper?

  7. Probation Condition Authorizing Warrantless Searches Upheld

  8. Are Lie Detector Tests a Valid Probation Condition?

  9. Order to Provide Probation One's Social Media Passwords?

  10. Standard Sex Offender Probation Conditions in Orange County

  11. Probation Condition Vacated for Sex Offender Dating Liberty

  12. Juvenile Probation & Electronics Search Conditions – Legal?

  13. What Is Home on Probation (HOP) in a Juvenile Case?

  14. Can a Probation Stay Away Order Be from All CA Home Depots?

  15. Can a Homeless Person Violate PRCS By Not Having a Home?

  16. Is a Juvenile Probation Condition of No Electronics Proper?

  17. Is a Gang-Related Juvenile Probation Condition Always OK?

  18. Juvenile Probation Condition Requiring Classes Affirmed

  19. Can a Judge End Probation Early in a Domestic Violence Case?

  20. What is a Youth Offender Parole Hearing Under P.C. 3051

  21. Who is Eligible for a Youth Offender Parole Hearing?

  22. If Eligible, When’s My Youth Offender Parole Hearing?

  23. Is Probation Condition Overbroad if No Social Media?

  24. When is Someone Ineligible for Probation?  Why?

  25. Is the New Two-Year Felony Probation Law Retroactive?

  26. New Two-Year Felony Probation Period Applied to Drug Case

  27. May a Trial Court Judge Modify a Parole Condition?

  28. AB 1950, PC 1203.1(m)(1), 2 Year Probation Exceptions

  29. People v. Lent: Evaluating Mandatory Supervision Terms

  30. AB 1950 – How Long is Probation for DUI & VC 2800.2?

  31. Youth Offender Parole Hearings – Is 3051(h) Illegal?

Diversion

  1. Diversion, Delayed Entry of Plea & Deferred Entry Judgment

  2. AB 2124 - Court Diversion Program in LA County

  3. What’s J.O.I.N. & Who’s Eligible for This Diversion Program?

  4. Diversion Programs in California for Armed Forces Veterans

  5. Drug Diversion Programs – Comparing Prop 36 and PC 1000

  6. Are a Stay Away Order & Residency Restriction OK in § 666?

  7. What Is the Pre-Filing Neighborhood Justice Program, or NJP?

  8. What Is Pre-Trial Diversion under Penal Code § 1001.1?

  9. What Is Bad Check Diversion under Penal Code § 1001.60?

  10. What Is Parental Diversion under Penal Code 1001.70?

  11. Judge Says Military Diversion Should Be Granted More Often

  12. Mental Health Diversion Unavailable If Trial Starts?

  13. What Should Be in a Motion for Mental Health Diversion?

Probation Violations

  1. What Happens During a Probation Violation Hearing?

  2. What Punishment Do I Face for a Probation Violation?

  3. The Right to a Timely Probation Violation Hearing: 3 Months?

  4. No Contest Plea in New Case Can Mean Probation Violation

  5. Second Probation Violation Hearing After First Hearing Ended

  6. Probation Violation Can Lead to Seven Years in County Jail

  7. Probation Violation with a 'Joint Suspended' Means Prison?

  8. May a Judge Order Additional Restitution If Defendant Violates Probation?

  9. What Is a Vickers Hearing for a Probation Violation?

  10. Is a Jury Trial a Federal Right for a Parole Violation?

  11. Probation Violation Hearing, Hearsay & Unavailable Witness

  12. Does Wende Apply in Appeal of Revoking PRCS?

  13. Impermissibly Vague Probation Condition for Associating

  14. PC 1203.2(b) and Revocation for Lifetime Parolees

Professional Licensing

  1. Licensing Consequences of a Doctor with a Conviction?

  2. Consequences of a Conviction for a Teaching Credential?

  3. Licensing Consequences for an Attorney Convicted of a Crime

  4. What Happens to a Police Officer Convicted of a Crime?

  5. Expunged Convictions and State License Applications

  6. Effect of a Prostitution Conviction on a Dentist’s License?

  7. What Is the LEAD Program for Alcohol and Drug Education?

  8. In Licensing, What is the Substantial Relationship Test?

  9. What is a Conviction Affecting a Professional License?

  10. How Does Expungement or Sealing Affect a License?

  11. Professional License & Duty to Self-Report an Arrest?

Prop 36 / Drug Treatment

  1. Drug Diversion Programs – Comparing Prop 36 and PC 1000

  2. AB 109 Violates Prop 36, the Court of Appeals Finds

  3. Prop 36 If One’s Resentenced, How Do Excess Credits Apply?

  4. Prop 36 Resentencing Denied Due to Prior Juvenile Rape

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Prop 47 / Felony to Misdemeanor

  1. Proposition (Prop) 47 and What It Means for Sentencing

  2. When Can Judge Reduce a Felony to a Misdemeanor (PC § 17(b))?

  3. Prop 47 - Must One Ask for Relief or Is It Automatic?

  4. Prop 47 – Who Has the Burden of Proof on Resentencing?

  5. Can Proposition 47 (Prop 47) Increase One’s Sentence? Yes

  6. Does Prop 47 Apply to the Three Strikes Reform Act?

  7. Proposition 47 (Prop 47) Now Applies to Juvenile Cases

  8. Can Prop 47 Alter a Negotiated Plea Bargain?

  9. What Is a Motion to Reclassify a Felony As a Misdemeanor?

  10. Can Prop 47 Apply After a Felony Conviction is Expunged?

  11. Does Prop 47 Reduce a Federal Sentence of Life in Prison?

  12. Prop 47 Relief Does Not Guarantee a Shorter Sentence

  13. What Are “Super Strikes” in the Context of Prop 47?

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