Gary M. Messing Partner Matthew Taylor Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP It is worth constantly restating that the law does not protect personal communications over an employer’s electronic systems. The best rule is always to refrain from sending or receiving messages with confidential, personal information on work devices, or […]
PAUL Q. GOYETTE Founder Goyette, Ruano & Thompson, Inc. After almost five weeks of trial, a San Joaquin jury acquitted Stanislaus County Deputy Justin Wall of voluntary manslaughter, a case that arose from an officer-involved shooting in 2017. If convicted, Deputy Wall could have faced up to 11 years in […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC On September 30, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 490 (Gipson), which “prohibit[s] a law enforcement agency from authorizing techniques or transport methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia, as defined.”1 This law is an expansion of AB 1196 (Gipson), […]
ROBERT RABE Associate Stone Busailah, LLP Summary In Tekoh v. County of Los Angeles, an officer obtained a confession in a custodial interrogation and no Miranda warning was given. At trial, the defendant was found not guilty and sued under 42 USC §1983. The Ninth Circuit found that violating Miranda […]
KEN YUWILER Partner Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC On June 27, 2014, Inglewood Police Sergeant Loren Robinson got involved in a foot pursuit that resulted in an officer-involved shooting. As a result of the shooting and while defending himself, Robinson’s hand was significantly injured and required surgery. […]