By Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times – January 26, 2012, 9:07 p.m.
Echoing arguments that have repeatedly been made in Southern California courts in recent years, a city, its police union and a newspaper sparred before …
REALIGNMENT by Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder
Senior Defense Attorney, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office
Member, California Public Defenders Association Board of Directors, and CPDA’s Legislative, and Ethics Committees
December 19, 2011 Edition: Public Safety Realignment/AB 109 Analysis by Garrick Byers
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by Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder
Senior Defense Attorney,
Fresno County Public Defenders Office
Member, Legislative Committee, Calif. Public Defenders Assoc.
email: gbyers@co.fresno.ca.us
January 1, 2012
About “New Laws for 2012″
Included here are the most important, interesting, or representative California bills passed in 2011, that affect criminal law and procedure. These new laws are effective and operative on January 1, 2012 unless an earlier or later date is noted. To keep this paper down to 50 pages, I have not discussed many other criminal-law bills.
Also included are the California State Bar’s proposed revisions Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers, which are awaiting full submission to the California Supreme Court for approval. [More...] »
he concept of a sentencing commission as a mechanism for governance of a jurisdiction’s criminal justice system has achieved great prominence in recent years and been the subject of much important commentary. In light of California’s recent passage of A.B. 109, legislation that drastically overhauls the state’s sentencing and correctional systems, now is an ideal time to evaluate California’s adoption and implementation of the commission model.
Readers who are familiar with California criminal justice will…[for full story: http://defender411.us/Ax8uII ]
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REALIGNMENT by Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder
Senior Defense Attorney, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office
Member, California Public Defenders Association Board of …
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California criminal–law statutes, and rules, new or revised, enacted in 2011.
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Compiled and edited, with comments,
by Garrick Byers, Statute …
CPDA Annual Awards Notice
On Friday, April 20, 2012, the California Public Defenders Association will present the following awards at its 43rd Annual Convention at the Mandalay Beach Hotel in Oxnard, CA.
The Defender of the Year …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort, Oxnard, California
Coordinator: Gary Windom, Riverside County Public Defender
This seminar covers practical, policy and ethical issues in public defender and indigent criminal defense offices. It is also a …
The Woodland Daily Democrat – By KATHERINE JARVIS – Posted: 01/25/2012 07:42:21 AM PST
While Yolo County officials have more figures concerning prison realignment, the full effects won’t be known for at least several more months, …
By Christine Willmsen – Seattle Times staff reporter
A tiny, little-known state agency says it can save the state $1 million a year by overseeing defense costs for Washington’s troubled civil-commitment program that locks up the …
The Mountain Democrat – by Chris Daley – Jan 24, 2012
[Excerpt] – The Community Corrections Partnership met last week at the county government center for an update on implementation of the new laws. Greg Sly …
Did the United States Supreme Court really get it right in the new GPS/Fourth Amendment case, United States v. Jones? And what is “it”? The opinion is a fragmented affair that might cause more confusion …
From: “Kieliger, Camilla” <Camilla.Kieliger@jud.ca.gov>
Subject: Invitation to Comment: Proposal to amend Code of Judicial Ethics
Comments sought on proposals: The Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Code of Judicial Ethics is circulating for public comment the proposed adoption …
MSNBC News – By Suzanne Choney
In the future, your hard drive may not be your hard drive: A federal judge has ruled that a Colorado woman, charged in a mortgage scam case, must turn over …
Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, January 23, 2012
Some California counties are changing long-held policies about who must remain in jail while awaiting trial, allowing judges to free criminal defendants based not on whether …
By Christine Willmsen – Seattle Times staff reporter
Washington’s civil-commitment program that shields society from the worst sex offenders is burdened with unchecked legal costs and secrecy, The Seattle Times has found. [Full story: http://defender411.us/xHCMxZ ]
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Attention Defenders!
Mark your calendars now for the 2012 CPDA Annual Convention, to be held April 20-21, 2012, at the gorgeous Mandalay Beach Hotel and Resort in Oxnard, California.
Those of …
By Suzanne Kantra – Techlicious – MSNBC.COM
If you’re holding back on upgrading to a new cell phone, camera or laptop because of cost, you may be surprised how much your old device will bring at …
by Al Menaster, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
LESSER-INCLUDED OFFENSES WITHIN ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT RAPE DURING A BURGLARY
PC 220(b) is assault with intent to commit rape during a first-degree burglary. The C/A
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By THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press – CLEVELAND January 20, 2012 (AP)
It’s courtroom drama crossed with “Sesame Street,” as a television station barred from using cameras during a high-profile corruption trial covers the highlights with …
Saturday February 4, 2012, at The Berkeley Marina DoubleTree Hotel,
200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, California 94710 - For hotel lodging reservations see below
Program Coordinator: Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder, CPDA Legislative Committee Member, Senior Defense Attorney, Fresno County …
Dear Defender:
Please join me by either joining or renewing your membership in the California Public Defenders Association. In these difficult political times, CPDA is an investment in justice for all opposing the death penalty …
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By Gary Mandinach, Attorney at Law, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, California
1. People v. Covarrubias (2011) Cal.App.4th , reported on December 21, 2011, in 2011 Los Angeles Daily Journal 18103, the Fourth Appellate District, Division …
California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) – Attached is the VAWA Sexual Assault Forensic Compliance Information Bulletin developed by Cal EMA’s VAWA Forensic Compliance Committee. Senate Bill 534 (Corbett) amended Penal Code Sections 13823.7, 13823.12 and …
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