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

Police 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
    

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?
    

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
    

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?
   

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?
   

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