California – Kern County sheriff ‘cannot speculate’ on deputies’ actions
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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]

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CPDA’s 5th Annual Two-Day DUI Defense Practice Institute: June 7-8, 2013 – Monterey
February 22, 2013 – 18:05 | Comments Off

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...] »

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Motion (sample) for sentence recall beyond 120 day limit for county felony jail inmates
May 17, 2013 – 12:09 | Comments Off

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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CPDA’s 5th Annual Two-Day DUI Defense Practice Institute: June 7-8, 2013 – Monterey
February 22, 2013 – 18:05 | Comments Off
CPDA’s 5th Annual Two-Day DUI Defense Practice Institute: June 7-8, 2013 – Monterey

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]

THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 17, 2013
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THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 17, 2013

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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Psychiatrists, critics face off over psychiatric manual
May 15, 2013 – 15:03 | Comments Off
Psychiatrists, critics face off over psychiatric manual

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 (Individual) – Seminars Follow-up Page
May 15, 2013 – 09:07 | Comments Off
2013 Convention Materials (Individual) – Seminars Follow-up Page

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]

THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013 – 10:45 | Comments Off
THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 10, 2013

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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California – Employment Opportunity – Deputy Public Defender II, III, & IV – Solano County
May 7, 2013 – 16:10 | Comments Off
California – Employment Opportunity – Deputy Public Defender II, III, & IV – Solano County

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
May 7, 2013 – 13:19 | Comments Off
Successfully Developing and Litigating Prosecution Errors at Trial and Beyond

Successfully Developing and Litigating Prosecution Errors at Trial and Beyond, by Charles M. Sevilla, Attorney at Law, San Diego, California.
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Developing Your Theme – From Voir Dire To Closing Argument by Traci Owens – A California MCLE Self-Study Video / Audio Program
May 7, 2013 – 10:16 | Comments Off
Developing Your Theme – From Voir Dire To Closing Argument by Traci Owens – A California MCLE Self-Study Video / Audio Program

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California – Impact of state’s new ’3 Strikes’ law varies by county
May 5, 2013 – 10:39 | Comments Off
California – Impact of state’s new ’3 Strikes’ law varies by county

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]

California – Governor Brown says more prison releases require Legislature to act
May 3, 2013 – 09:10 | Comments Off
California – Governor Brown says more prison releases require Legislature to act

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]

THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 3, 2013
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THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 3, 2013

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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California – Honoring the law in Tulare County
May 2, 2013 – 10:08 | Comments Off
California – Honoring the law in Tulare County

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]

THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 26, 2013
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THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 26, 2013

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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California Parole Revocation Process – Updated Flow Charts
April 30, 2013 – 15:48 | Comments Off
California Parole Revocation Process – Updated Flow Charts

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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Leaving Jurors With A New Perspective – Lecture notes by Traci Owens from CPDA Convention 2013
April 29, 2013 – 19:40 | Comments Off
Leaving Jurors With A New Perspective – Lecture notes by Traci Owens from CPDA Convention 2013

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]

Judge slams Ohio village’s speed cameras
April 22, 2013 – 22:49 | Comments Off
Judge slams Ohio village’s speed cameras

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]

Stop-and-frisk plaintiff says encounters made him feel ‘criminalized’
April 22, 2013 – 18:39 | Comments Off
Stop-and-frisk plaintiff says encounters made him feel ‘criminalized’

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]

Ohio Public Defender’s Office says sex offender registry doesn’t improve public safety
April 22, 2013 – 10:06 | Comments Off
Ohio Public Defender’s Office says sex offender registry doesn’t improve public safety

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]

California – Invitations to Comment: Proposals to amend Cal. Rules of Court, Judicial Council forms, and legislation
April 19, 2013 – 18:03 | Comments Off
California – Invitations to Comment: Proposals to amend Cal. Rules of Court, Judicial Council forms, and legislation

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
Submitting comments

Please note …[select title for full text]

Criminal Law Case Summaries – March-April 2013
April 19, 2013 – 11:26 | Comments Off
Criminal Law Case Summaries – March-April 2013

By Gary Mandinach, Attorney at Law, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, California
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THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 19, 2013
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THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 19, 2013

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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California – Lawyer who reported being threatened by client changes story
April 17, 2013 – 21:05 | Comments Off
California – Lawyer who reported being threatened by client changes story

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]

Fresno Bee Editorial: Scare tactics mislead about public safety realignment – AB 109 must be given time to address any problems
April 16, 2013 – 09:28 | Comments Off
Fresno Bee Editorial: Scare tactics mislead about public safety realignment – AB 109 must be given time to address any problems

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]

Georgia’s Supreme Court upholds opinion on public defender conflicts
April 15, 2013 – 22:13 | Comments Off
Georgia’s Supreme Court upholds opinion on public defender conflicts

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]

THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 12, 2013
April 12, 2013 – 08:48 | Comments Off
THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 12, 2013

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
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Juvenile Dependency Course Syllabus (CPDA/Claranet Members)
April 11, 2013 – 17:10 | Comments Off
Juvenile Dependency Course Syllabus (CPDA/Claranet Members)

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 – Course booklets in PDF format
April 11, 2013 – 17:03 | Comments Off
2013 New Statutes Seminar – Course booklets in PDF format

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]