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Note: You must log in to view this members-only content by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office MULTIPLE PUNISHMENTS FOR MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF A SINGLE LAW The defendant was ... Continue reading here: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending June 29, 2012

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Friday, June 29, 2012 To: California Criminal Defense Attorneys From: Margo George, CPDA Legislative Chair and John Abrahams, CPDA Legislative Committee Greetings: On behalf of the CPDA Legislative Committee we wanted to give everyone a head’s up that a ... Read more: Important Legislative News Update re: California Realignment Laws – Analysis of SB 1023 – Signed by...

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The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin – July, 1996 – by Lisa A. Regini This means, naturally, that a prosecutor anxious about tacking too close to the wind will disclose a favorable piece of evidence…[T]his is as ... The rest is here: From the archives: Disclosing officer misconduct: a constitutional duty (a 1996 FBI Legal Training Article)

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The Associated Press – Thursday, Jun. 28, 2012 – 4:49 pm SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state Senate committee has sidelined a bill that would have prohibited cities and counties from requesting criminal background information on initial ... Read more: Bill to bar asking about criminal history stalls

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Note: You must log in to view this members-only content. This document contains about a dozen slides  on the subject of “Opening Statement” prepared by Michael Ogul, Deputy Public Defender, Santa Clara County. Michael ... See the rest here: Opening Statements – Slide Presentation by Michael Ogul

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June 26, 2012 11:25 AM – SEATTLE – Officials in cities across Washington state say that even as they’re trying to find ways to cut budgets, new guidelines from the state Supreme Court will force ... More: Wash. cities grapple with new public defense rules

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MAKUENI, Kenya, Jun 28 2012 (IPS) - On a Wednesday morning in Mutitu-Andei township in Makueni County, one of Kenya's driest areas, smallholder farmer Josephine Mutiso tunes into Radio Mang'elete 89.1 FM and listens as meteorological experts discuss the changes in rainfall patterns in the county. Visit link: Mapping out Climate Change Adaptation Plans on Kenya's Airwaves

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Three of Hawaii's rarest birds have been detected at lower elevations along the volcanic summits for the first time in 30 years, a sign the endangered species may be holding their own against introduced diseases and climate change, scientists say. Here is the original post: 3 endangered Hawaiian bird species expanding their range

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When you read the words 'Sumatra' and 'Endangered Species' in the same sentence there is a 99 percent chance that you will be reading about one of four animals: orangutans, tigers, elephants, or rhinos. Originally posted here: Forgotten species: the overlooked Sumatran striped rabbit