CrimPro – 10-1-2020
Bail: The Court must now consider a Defendant’s ability to pay“[a]n arrestee’s pretrial liberty interest, protected under the due process clause, is ‘a fundamental interest second only to life itself in terms of constitutional importance.’”In 2018, the California Court of Appeal issued...
CrimPro - 8-1-2020
Despite the COVID19 Pandemic and major shutdowns, Appellate Courts have been in full-ish swing and have handed down some interesting decisions in the Criminal arena. There are actually more than I can write about in this issue, so I have selected two to highlight, and the others I will save...
CrimPro - 5-1-2020
5-1-2020“Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”-Benjamin FranklinAnd so the debate has gone over the Covid-19 stay at home orders. I am thankful for them as I do not want to contract that virus nor do I want...
