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Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 Many people are already convinced that shifting custody of low-level felons from state prisons to county jails and probation departments is going to be a disaster. Much of the opposition started the moment ... See original here: California – Editorial – The Modesto Bee – California’s prison realignment has perils, potential

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); Linking Your Cross to the Themes in Your Case Sam Eaton, Attorney at Law, Santa Barbara, California Originally presented on October 22, 2011 at the CPDA ... Link: Trial Skills – Linking Your Cross to the Themes in Your Case – California MCLE Self-Study Video...

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); Linking Your Cross to the Themes in Your Case Sam Eaton, Attorney at Law, Santa Barbara, California Originally presented on October 22, 2011 at the CPDA ... Read more here: Trial Skills – Linking Your Cross to the Themes in Your Case – California MCLE...

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); Cross-Examining an Expert Witness Traci Owens, Deputy Alternate Public Defender, Santa Clara County Originally presented on October 21, 2011 at the CPDA Cross-Examination Skills Seminar in ... Read more from the original source: Trial Skills – Cross-Examining an Expert Witness – California MCLE Self-Study Video...

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); Cross-Examining The “Snitch”/”Flipper” John Cotsirilos, Attorney at Law, San Diego, California Originally presented on October 21, 2011 at the CPDA Cross-Examination Skills Seminar ... Continue reading here: Trial Skills – Cross-Examining The “Snitch”/”Flipper” – California MCLE Self-Study Video / Audio Program

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By Jonathan Larsen and Ken Olshansky, MSNBC TV A well-known Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry has proposed an $850,000 plan to take on Occupy Wall Street and politicians who might express sympathy ... See the original post here: Lobbying firm’s memo spells out plan to undermine Occupy Wall Street

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By Gary Mandinach, Attorney at Law, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, California 1. Robey v. Superior Court (Santa Barbara) Cal.App.4th , reported on October 25, 2011, in 2011 Los Angeles Daily Journal 15551, the Second Appellate ... Read more from the original source: Criminal Law Case Summaries – October-November 2011

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by Al Menaster, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office DELIBERATELY VIOLATING MIRANDA TO GET A CONFESSION This is a per curiam, summary reversal by the US Supremes. Essentially, it’s an AEDPA (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act) decision, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/URSJS7RMzas/11-11-18_wc.mp3 Read the original: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending November 18, 2011

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by Al Menaster, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office GREAT NEW CASE ON SEARCHING CAR FOR WEAPONS OR EVIDENCE OF THE CRIME The police stopped the defendant’s car for traffic infractions. The police ordered the defendant out of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/ZaBN0ebTZ7E/11-11-11_wc.mp3 See the original post here: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending November 11, 2011

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By Juan A. Lozano – Associated Press – updated 11/18/2011 6:42:16 PM ET HOUSTON — A federal judge in Houston has ruled that authorities need a search warrant to obtain cellphone records that can be used ... Read the original here: Judge says feds need warrant for cellphone info – Rules that data about location is constitutionally protected...