The Los Angeles Times – By Richard Winton – May 15, 2013, 1:46 p.m.
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said he has now watched a video of the beating incident, but said it remains too early …[select title for full text]
The California Public Defenders Association presents 5th Annual Two-Day DUI Defense Practice Institute
Friday & Saturday, June 7 & 8, 2013 at The Monterey Marriott (Monterey Conference Center) 350 Calle Principal, Monterey, California 93940
Program Coordinators:
Bruce Kapsack, Attorney at Law, Oakland, California
Jose Varela, Marin County Public Defender
Join us for this special continuing legal education seminar that will provide an informative and practical approach to handling driving under the influence cases. The speakers are all recognized experts in handling DUI cases and this annual seminar will give you an opportunity to sharpen your skills and knowledge as you defend these difficult cases. We have blocked a large group of lodging rooms at the Monterey Marriott at a very special rate, so be sure to tell the hotel that you are with CPDA when you call to make reservations to take advantage of this special rate. Please note: The lodging cut-off date for our special rate is in mid-May, so make your reservations at the hotel now. The program registration fee includes syllabus and lunch.
[Register online for this program at: http://defender411.us/2013-DUI-Defense ]
Day One
12:00 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2013 – Registration/Check In
1:00 p.m. Introductions & Announcements
1:15 p.m. Creative Tips and Innovative Strategies in DUI Cases – Bruce Kapsack, Attorney at Law, Oakland, California
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Trying Your First DUI Case With The Confidence of a Pro – Laura Wallman, Deputy Public Defender, Santa Clara County
4:00 p.m. The True Professional Cost of Substance Abuse: Panel (1 hr. Substance Abuse credit) [More...] »
Here’s a motion for posting in the “Sentencing – Public Safety Realignment” portion of the Forum and/or the motion bank… if state prisoners can get their sentences recalled beyond the 120 limit, so can our folks doing functionally equivalent sentences in county jail per PC 1170(h).
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The California Public Defenders Association presents 5th Annual Two-Day DUI Defense Practice Institute
Friday & Saturday, June 7 & 8, 2013 at The Monterey Marriott (Monterey Conference Center) 350 Calle Principal, Monterey, California 93940
Program Coordinators:
Bruce Kapsack, …[select title for full text]
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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By LINDSEY TANNER, The Associated Press – May 15, 2013
CHICAGO — In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one’s death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums …[select title for full text]
2013 Convention Materials – Powerpoint and other files distributed by the speakers for the attendees of the program. In most cases these materials are also in the printed course syllabus distributed at the seminar with …[select title for full text]
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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See the recruitment brochure – website link or download link, both directly below.
http://www.jobsatsolanocounty.com/solano/sup/images/default.asp
Deputy Public Defender II-IV 1May 6 2013
Successfully Developing and Litigating Prosecution Errors at Trial and Beyond, by Charles M. Sevilla, Attorney at Law, San Diego, California.
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By PAUL ELIAS – ASSOCIATED PRESS – Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 11:46 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO — Majorities in every California county voted last fall to scale back the state’s Three Strikes law so thousands of …[select title for full text]
The Sacramento Bee – By Denny Walsh – Thursday, May. 2, 2013 – 10:53 pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Brown administration told a federal court Thursday night that to further reduce inmate prison population the Legislature …[select title for full text]
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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Excerpt from article: After the awards were handed out and the room honored those lawyers who died in 2012, the floor belonged to Public Defender Michael Sheltzer. Sheltzer’s speech evoked an emotional and rousing round of …[select title for full text]
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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Updated Revocation Process Flow Charts (Two pages). Thanks to Contra Costa County Chief Public Defender Robin Lipetzky for sending this to Claranet.
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The link below is for the PDF document of the slide presentation that accompanied the lecture on this topic delivered by Traci Owens, Deputy Public Defender, Santa Clara County. Traci Owens presented this lecture at …[select title for full text]
USA Today – Kimball Perry, The Cincinnati Enquirer 8:58 p.m. EST March 8, 2013
ELMWOOD PLACE, Ohio — In a scathing ruling, a Hamilton County judge ruled that an ordinance allowing this village of 2,000 to …[select title for full text]
NBC News – by Lilly Workneh – April 22, 2013 at 3:05 PM
New York City’s decade-long stop-and-frisk policy has prompted an ongoing class action lawsuit: Floyd v. City of New York.
The trial is now entering …[select title for full text]
PolitiFact – Ohio – April 12, 2013
Ohio will begin tracking arsonists this summer through a new registry similar to the one used to track sex offenders.
A law passed last year by the General Assembly will …[select title for full text]
FYI. The Criminal Law proposals have been pasted in below (there are others in the areas of Appellate,
Civil, etc….see the website link below for those).
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Proposals currently open for public comment
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By Gary Mandinach, Attorney at Law, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, California
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by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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The Mercury News – By Tracey Kaplan – 04/17/2013
San Jose, CA – Afraid for his life and his family’s safety, criminal defense attorney Andy Tursi told a judge he had to drop out of a …[select title for full text]
The Fresno Bee – Apr. 12, 2013
Be afraid, be very afraid. State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, and the Assembly Republican Caucus want you to believe that any negative changes in crime patterns are due to …[select title for full text]
Associated Press – Updated 1:47 pm, Monday, April 15, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — In a ruling that could add more financial strain to Georgia’s public defender offices, the state Supreme Court on Monday upheld a conflict …[select title for full text]
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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Here below is a link to the 160 page course syllabus from the 2013 CPDA Juvenile Delinquency Defense Practice Seminar held on January 26, 2013 in Monterey, California. The table of contents contains links to …[select title for full text]
2013 New Statutes Seminar – 280 page course booklet and a separate 50-page document entitled “New Laws for 2013″ compiled and edited by Garrick Byers, Special Assignments Attorney with the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s …[select title for full text]
