Miranda Update #10 – “Equivocal or Ambiguous Response to a Miranda Admonition or During Questioning After a Miranda Waiver
FROM THE CLASSROOMRay Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
“Its ‘402’ time, officer”. “Who wins, you or defense counsel”? Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an admission or confession…
Assault with a Deadly Weapon (245(a)(1) P.C. and Assault with Force Likely to Cause Great Bodily Injury (245(a)(4) P.C.) are Different Definitions Within the Same Crime (Peo. v. Aguayo California Supreme Court (8/15/22) #S254554, in 2022 Cal. Lexis 5013).
CASE ALERT
By: Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa J.C.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon (245(a)(1) P.C. and Assault with Force Likely to Cause Great Bodily Injury (245(a)(4) P.C.) are Different Definitions Within the Same Crime (Peo. v. Aguayo…
Cyber Tip Information Contained in a Search Warrant Affidavit is Considered Reliable (Peo. v. Rowland, 6DCA, #H048799, 9/3/22)
CASE ALERT
By: Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa J.C.
Cyber Tip Information Contained in a Search Warrant Affidavit is Considered Reliable (Peo. v. Rowland, 6DCA, #H048799, 9/3/22).
Here is a child pornography case of “first impression”…
Felony Murder Rule – An Update Case (California v. Garcia (9/2/22) 3DCA C093430)
By: Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
In August, I reported on a case decision reflecting legislative changes (SB 1437 – 2019) which amended the Felony Murder Rule (California v. Vang, LU Ref. #CAB00171, 8/5/22). Now a…
Examining Custody Factors for the Purposes of Miranda (United States v. Zabel (2022) 6USCA 35 F 4th. 493)
"FROM THE CLASSROOM"By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
“Its ‘402’ time, officer” - “Who Wins, You or Defense counsel”? Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an admission or confession…
Are vehicle searches Legal after finding ammunition on passenger?
By: Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
One of the rewards of teaching is having contact with past students. Periodically, I get emails or phone calls about case law. Most calls are just confirming, “Is what I did OK?” …
The Forfeiture of Drug Money
August 22, 2022
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
The Forfeiture of Drug Money:
When Dereck McClellan was found by police in his car in a South Carolina gas station, passed out, he got popped for public intoxication and having…
To Be Liable for Murder 1st Under the Felony Murder Rule, the Perpetrator Must “Actually Cause” the Death of Another During the Course of the Predicate Crime
By: Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
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Minors, Miranda, and the California Legislature
"FROM THE CLASSROOM"By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
“Its ‘402’ time, officer” - “Who Wins, You or Defense counsel”? Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an admission or confession…
Requiring privately owned drones to emit identifying information is constitutional
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Brennan v. Dickson (D.C. Cir. (July 29, 2022) __ F.4th __ [2022 U.S.App. LEXIS 20973], upheld the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) rule on drone identification. Plaintiff Tyler…
