Vol. 15 No. 9- Re: Labor Code Section 96(K)
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM October 25, 2000 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer Re: LABOR CODE SECTION 96(k) We are pleased to inform you that on October 10, 2000, the Office of the Attorney General issued an official opinion regarding the recent amendment to Labor Code Section 96 (A.G. Opinion No. 00-303). […]
Vol. 15 No. 8- Public Records Act Demand Regarding Guns
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM October 18, 2000 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer and Cynthia W. Blaylock PUBLIC RECORDS ACT DEMAND REGARDING GUNS URGENT!!! URGENT!!! URGENT!!! Many of our clients recently received a California Public Records Act (CPRA) demand from the law firm of Trutanich & Michel, LLP. The request asks for […]
Vol. 15 No. 7- Penal Code Section 135.5
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM August 3, 2000 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer PENAL CODE SECTION 135.5 In late 1998 the legislature passed Senate Bill 1600, on an urgency basis, and added Section 135.5 to the Penal Code stating that: “Any person who knowingly alters, tampers with, conceals, or destroys relevant evidence […]
Vol. 15 No. 6- Questioning “Outside” Miranda
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM June 30, 2000 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer QUESTIONING “OUTSIDE” MIRANDA On November 17, 1999, this office issued a Client Alert Memorandum regarding a decision by the United States Court of Appeal (9th Circuit) entitled California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, et al. v. Butts, et al. In […]
Vol. 14 No. 12- Current Status of Megan’s Law
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM October 18, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer CURRENT STATUS OF MEGAN’S LAW Attached please find an article from the October, 1999 edition of the California Lawyer, the official publication of the California State Bar Association. The article addresses the implementation of Megan’s Law, primarily in the […]
Vol. 14 No. 11- Grand Jury Charges Chief – Chief Charges Back
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM August 26, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer GRAND JURY CHARGES CHIEF – CHIEF CHARGES BACK The Inyo County Grand Jury, pursuant to Government Code §3060, issued an accusatory pleading against Bishop Police Chief Bruce Dishion and Sergeant Larry Cox, charging each with various allegations of misfeasance […]
Vol. 14 No. 1- Legislative Bills Amending Government Code §3304 and Penal Code §12050
CLIENT ALERT January 8, 1999 By: Paul R. Coble Legislative Bills Amending Government Code §3304 and Penal Code §12050 Two bills of importance to California law enforcement executives were signed into law recently by Governor Pete Wilson. Both A.B. 1436, amending the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights, and S.B. 146, amending Penal Code […]
Vol. 14 No. 10- Client Alert Memorandum of July 20,1999 Major U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Brady v. Maryland
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM August 1, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer & Coble MAJOR U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION REGARDING BRADY V. MARYLAND CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM OF JULY 20, 1999 It has come to our attention that in the above Client Alert Memorandum we did not include the citation of the […]
Vol. 14 No. 9- Sample Policy On Email and Internet Access
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM July 23, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Paul R. Coble SAMPLE POLICY ON EMAIL AND INTERNET ACCESS With increasing use of both intra- and inter-office email, as well as access of the Internet, we have received a number of inquiries from clients and colleagues concerning development of a sample […]
Vol. 14 No. 8- Major U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Brady v. Maryland
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM July 20, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer MAJOR U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION REGARDING BRADY V. MARYLAND On June 17, 1999, the United States Supreme Court issued a major decision regarding the prosecutor’s obligation pursuant to Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963). The Court reinforced the […]