ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principal Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group During a criminal appeal, the prosecution generally advocates that a jury’s verdict should be upheld, and the defense argues that it should be reversed. But in a surprise move, the California attorney general, the chief law enforcement officer for the state […]
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MICHAEL SCHWARTZ Partner NICOLE PIFARI Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Most cops don’t figure they’ll ever need a lawyer, let alone be charged criminally. Work hard, don’t steal, don’t cheat, follow the rules: What could possibly go wrong? Just ask Huntington Park Police Officer Marissa Larios. […]
MICHAEL A. MORGUESS Writs & Appeals Attorney Castillo Harper, APC Credibility determinations are often at the heart of administrative hearings, with the trier of fact being an arbitrator or a commission. However, as discussed below, on a petition for writ of administrative mandate, a superior court judge steps into that […]
MICHAEL P. STONE, ESQ. Partner ROBERT RABE, ESQ. Attorney Stone Busailah, LLP How can an inaccurate use-of-force report constitute a federal crime? You are a deputy with the county sheriff’s department. You are required to document uses of force in a variety of departmental reports.¹ We all know that such […]
KEVIN A. FLAUTT HOWARD A. LIBERMAN KENNETH E. BACON Attorneys Mastagni Holstedt, APC On October 3, 2017, the United States Federal District Court for the Central District of California denied access to the personal cellphones of Palos Verdes Police Officers’ Association members in the case of Cory Spencer, et al. […]