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San Diego Union-Tribune – January 2, 2012 Mary-Ellen Barrett was named prosecutor of the year for San Diego and Imperial counties by the California Narcotics Officers’ Association in October and was designated the statewide winner the ... Continued here: Award-winning prosecutor goes after drug cases – Q&A with Deputy District Attorney Mary-Ellen Barrett

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Associated Press – By ANNE FLAHERTY – 12/31/2011 WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts said Saturday that he has “complete confidence” in his colleagues’ ability to step away from cases where their personal interests are at ... See more here: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice defends court’s impartiality

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California criminal–law statutes, and rules, new or revised, enacted in 2011. Compiled and edited, with comments, by Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder Senior Defense Attorney, Fresno County Public Defenders Office Member, Legislative Committee, Calif. Public Defenders Assoc. email: [email protected] January 1, 2012 About “New ... Read more here: New Laws for 2012 – For California Criminal Law Practitioners

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San Diego Union-Tribune – December 30, 2011 SAN DIEGO — Longtime San Diego criminal defense lawyer Christopher Plourd has been appointed to a judgeship on the Imperial County bench by Gov. Jerry Brown. Plourd, who was raised ... Read more from the original source: California defense lawyer Plourd named to judgeship

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); Cross-Examination of The Sexual Assault Complainant Matt Rosen, Deputy Public Defender, San ... See the rest here: Cross-Examination of The Sexual Assault Complainant – A California MCLE Self-Study Video / Audio Program

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it has delayed the filing deadline for Vets-100/Vets-100A reporting forms for the 2011 cycle to January... View post: VETS Reporting Delayed Until January 2012

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CalChamber members can visit this specially created page to learn what they need to know about new employment laws, court cases and regulations that... Continue reading here: Get Ready For New Compliance Requirements

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by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County LIGHTENING THE PROSECUTION’S BURDEN TO PROVE GUILT BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT The defendant was charged with burglary and robbery, committed with a firearm. The defense was ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/aqMicCUzl8A/11-12-30_wc.mp3 Read more: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending December 30, 2011

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Alcohol has long been used to improve sales. But shopping under the influence seems to have moved beyond in-store wine parties and stay-at-home-mom soirees. If anecdotal evidence is correct, drunk online shopping is all the rage . In one British survey, about half of all respondents admitted to drunken impulse buys. And a number of online retailers have...

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A plan to drill for natural gas in the Karoo region of South Africa would use millions of gallons of water in a drought-stricken area. Go here to read the rest: South African Farmers See Threat From Fracking