Vol. 22 No. 10- Issuing Honorary Badges
“ISSUING HONORARY BADGES” August 1, 2007 On July 30, 2007, the Office of the Attorney General issued an official opinion (No. 06-307) addressing three questions regarding the issuance of honorary badges. Although the questions posed focused on the actions of a sheriff, the analysis would be applicable to anyone authorized to issue a badge (for […]
Vol. 16 No. 9 Brady Rift Between Prosecutors And Law Enforcement Agencies
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM November 14, 2001 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer BRADY RIFT BETWEEN PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIESTHE CONFLICT A significant impact has been caused by the United States Supreme Court decision of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and its progeny, upon law enforcement agencies and prosecutors […]
Vol. 15 No. 2- Re: Labor Code Section 96 – Update
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM February 2, 2000 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer Re: LABOR CODE SECTION 96 – UPDATE As many of you are aware, we recently brought to your attention concerns regarding amendments to Labor Code Section 96 which, in essence, gave jurisdiction to the State Labor Commissioner regarding “claims […]
Vol. 15 No. 1- Re: Pitchess Motions
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM January 24, 2000 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: J. Scott Tiedemann PITCHESS MOTIONS We write to draw your attention to a change in the law which, although seemingly mundane, is very important to your handling of requests for peace officer personnel records, i.e., “Pitchess Motions.” Code of Civil Procedure § […]
Journal of California Law Enforcement- Officer Involved Shootings: A Procedural and Legal Analysis
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Vol. 14 No. 18- URGENT!! Re: Labor Code Section 96
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM December 17, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer and J. Scott Tiedemann URGENT !!! Re: LABOR CODE SECTION 96 With little fanfare, the Governor recently signed legislation likely to have a significant impact on law enforcement. AB 1689, authored by Assemblyman Richard Floyd, amends Labor Code ’96 […]
Vol. 14 No. 17 – Administrative Hearings & Creating the Record
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM December 7, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Paul R. Coble Administrative Hearings & Creating the Record You have an administrative adjudicatory hearing . . . disciplinary, permit revocation, land use, etc. . . . where testimony and evidence are taken. The appellant decides to challenge the decision resulting from […]
Vol. 14 No. 16- Follow-Up to Vol. 14 No. 14 Client Alert dated November 17, 1999
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM December 3, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Paul R. Coble Follow-Up to Vol. Fourteen No. Fourteen Client Alert dated November 17, 1999 URGENT !!! Our recent Client Alert Memorandum on the Ninth Circuit decision in California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et. al. […]
Vol. 14 No. 15 – Brady v. Maryland – Attorney General’s Memo of November 2, 1999
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM November 24, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer “Brady v. Maryland” — Attorney General’s Memo of November 2, 1999 The California Attorney General recently issued a memo to all California District Attorneys stating that prosecutors do not have a duty to learn of exculpatory information which might […]
Vol. 14 No. 14- Ninth Circuit Prohibition of Interrogations “Outside” Miranda
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM November 17, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Paul R. Coble NINTH CIRCUIT PROHIBITION OF INTERROGATIONS “OUTSIDE” MIRANDA On November 8, 1999, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, acting in the case of California Attorneys For Criminal Justice, et al. vs. City of Santa Monica, et […]