Blog Posts in September, 2010
Posted on Sep 29, 2010 By Aaron T. Hicks
PC 4019 has been amended again, repealing half-time credit for county jail sentences - going back to 1/3 credit. Clients sentenced to state prison, however, get half-time credit toward their state ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2010 By Aaron T. Hicks
This question comes up often. In 2009, the Supreme Court overturned Belton and held in Arizona v. Gant, that officers can now only do a warrantless vehicular search incident to arrest after the ...
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Posted on Sep 5, 2010 By Aaron T. Hicks
13202.5.Suspension of license for conviction of a minor for al (a) For each conviction of a person for any offense specified in subdivision (d), committed while the person was under the age of 21 ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2010 By Aaron T. Hicks
In California, NO. Every case is different, however it has long been held that in order for an officer to justify an investigative stop or detention, the circumstances known or apparent to the officer ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2010 By Aaron T. Hicks
Arrested in San Diego and experienced police misconduct during the arrest? A Pitchess motion is a request made by a defendant in a criminal action for access to information in the personnel file of an ...
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