Vol. 35 No. 30 BAIL DETERMINATIONS MUST BE BASED UPON CONSIDERATION OF INDIVIDUALIZED CRITERIA
On August 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of California issued an order[1] making a part of the California First District Court of Appeal’s 2018 case, In re Humphrey,[2] binding on trial courts pending final resolution of the case. In Part III of that opinion, the First District emphasized that bail determinations must be based upon […]
Vol. 35 No. 29 COURT OF APPEAL AFFIRMS RUBEN LONA DECISION DENYING APPELLANT’S PETITION TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SHARED GANG DATABASE
On August 24, 2020, the Court of Appeal of the State of California for the Fourth Appellate District affirmed[1] the decision of the Orange County Superior Court which denied Ruben Lona’s petition to be removed from the Shared Gang Database. The Court of Appeal determined that Ruben Lona’s own admissions made in the declaration he provided […]