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Jul, 2023
Applying the Attenuation Doctrine to Parole Searches: People v. McWilliams
Mar, 2023
CONTAINING YOUR ENTHUSIASM – Searches of Containers
Aug, 2022
VEGA v. TEKOH: US Supreme Court says no personal liability for a police officer’s violation of Miranda
Mar, 2022
Edwards Presumption and Shatzer Exception: When 14 days makes all the difference!
Dec, 2021
Violating Payton: It’s Going to Hurt
Aug, 2021
YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE…WAIT, MAYBE YOU CAN! (Lange v. California – USSC 2021)
Aug, 2021
Jailhouse Inmate or Government Agent? People v. Johnsen (CA Supreme Court Case)
Jan, 2021
BUT THEY DID IT FIRST! The Private Search Doctrine
Oct, 2020
Knock-Knock: Who’s There?
Jun, 2020
Spousal Consent: Maybe Not the Best Way to Achieve Spousal Distancing!
May, 2020
Reasonable Suspicion and Common Sense Prevail: Kansas v. Glover
Apr, 2020
Miranda: But you didn’t tell me you wanted to talk about that! (US v. Davis)
Mar, 2020
Finally! Truth Wins Out! (People v. Guzman)
Feb, 2020
Ending California’s Minority of One: No more warrantless vehicle searches for personal identification (People v. Lopez)
Nov, 2019
Giving Law Enforcement the Finger – Does the 5th Amendment Apply?
Oct, 2019
Rehaif v. United States: Proving you know who you are!
Aug, 2019
DUIs and the 4th Amendment, Search Incident to Arrest and Implied Consent: It’s enough to drive you to drink (but not to drink and drive)!
Jun, 2019
Miranda: When “atmosphere” equals custody (People v. Saldana)
May, 2019
Miranda: Establishing motive is an incriminating matter (People v. Anthony 2019)
Apr, 2019
MIRANDA: Do you know who you are confessing to? (People v. Orozco 2019)
Mar, 2019
Something Smells Fishy… Reasonable Suspicion?
Feb, 2019
Fake Friends! Your Mom May Not Approve, But Courts Do
Jan, 2019
911 Hang Ups – Exigency or Not?
Dec, 2018
Criminal Justice in CA … Oh How the Times they are a Changin’ (Part II)
Nov, 2018
Criminal Justice in CA … Oh How the Times they are a Changin’ (Part I)
Oct, 2018
Frontload Your Investigation Before Talking with a Suspect
Sep, 2018
US v. Ackerman
Aug, 2018
Miranda of a Suspect Who has Already Waived His Miranda Rights
Jul, 2018
People v. Case – Intentional Miranda Violation
Jun, 2018
Automobile Exception v. Curtilage of residence. Curtilage wins.
May, 2018
Questioning at the Police Station
Apr, 2018
Fourth Amendment Musings
Mar, 2018
Miranda Refresher
Jan, 2018
625.6 W&I – New Miranda Law for Juveniles in CA
Dec, 2017
Search for Marijuana
Nov, 2017
Officer Safety is Not a “THING”
Oct, 2017
Arrests at Suspect’s Residence
Sep, 2017
Protective Sweep of Residence
Aug, 2017
Freezing Residence
Jul, 2017
Invocation by Attorney
Jun, 2017
The Fourth Amendment and “Excessive” Force
May, 2017
Juvenile Waivers
Apr, 2017
Searches by Non-Law Enforcement
Mar, 2017
Trespass Theory of Fourth Amendment
Feb, 2017
Private Search
Jan, 2017
Search Incident to Citation (WITHOUT ARREST)
Dec, 2016
Both Passenger and Driver are Seized During a Traffic Stop
Oct, 2016
Stale for Purposes of Search Warrant Affidavit
Sep, 2016
Miranda Warnings: When to Readmonish
Aug, 2016
People v. Espino
Jul, 2016
Attenuation Doctrine
Jun, 2016
Shatzer v. Maryland Bites Again
May, 2016
When is Custody Custody in a Custodial Setting?
Apr, 2016
Promises, Promises, Don’t Make Promises
Feb, 2016
Misdemeanor Arrest
Jan, 2016
Electronic Communication Privacy Act
Dec, 2015
Maryland v. Shatzer Review
Nov, 2015
Crimes Regarding Community Property
Oct, 2015
Consent by Parents
Aug, 2015
Red Lights on Parked Car: Detention
Jul, 2015
People v. Elizalde
Jun, 2015
Prolonged Detention
May, 2015
People v. McCurdy
Apr, 2015
Post Arrest Pre-Miranda Silence
Feb, 2015
Laptop/Computer as Indicia?
Jan, 2015
Anticipatory Miranda Invocation – Valid? NO!
Nov, 2014
Private Searches
Oct, 2014
More Miranda
Sep, 2014
Invocations
Aug, 2014
Crucial Evidence in Child Molest Cases That Is Rarely Disposed Of – Even After 20 Years
Jul, 2014
Knock & Talks
Jun, 2014
Cell Phone Searches
May, 2014
Consent Computer Search
Apr, 2014
CA v. Fernandez
Mar, 2014
Custody and Reinitiation: Synopsis of Rulings
Feb, 2014
Entry to Arrest
Jan, 2014
Exigent Circumstance Entry for Misdemeanor Is Legal
Dec, 2013
Child Pornography Search Warrant Based on Child Molest
Nov, 2013
Suspect Invokes Miranda
Oct, 2013
Moving Suspects During Detentions
Sep, 2013
Detention of a Suspect During Search Warrant
Aug, 2013
Walking Onto Private Property
Jul, 2013
Salinas v. Texas
Jun, 2013
Dignity & Respect
May, 2013
Exigent Circumstances – Part Two
Apr, 2013
Exigent Circumstances – Part One
Mar, 2013
No Time Constraint = Successful Interview
Feb, 2013
Miranda Confusion
Jan, 2013
Officer Safety During Interviews
Dec, 2012
Exigent Circumstances v. Search Warrant
Nov, 2012
The Goal is Truth
Oct, 2012
Follow-Up to Maryland v. Shatzer
Sep, 2012
Evidence – A Deciding Factor
Aug, 2012
Illegal Two-Step?
Jul, 2012
Handling Rejection
Jun, 2012
Miranda Custody in Prison – Not Automatic (Howe v. Fields)
May, 2012
Our Mindset: “Us Against The System”
Apr, 2012
Implied Waivers for Juveniles – Good?
Mar, 2012
Public Relations v. Crisis Communications
Feb, 2012
Studying Liars Part III
Jan, 2012
Studying Liars Part II
Dec, 2011
Studying Liars Part I
Nov, 2011
Common Carrier Searches
Oct, 2011
A Basic Premise – People Lie
Sep, 2011
Miranda Custody – Patrol Car
Aug, 2011
Detecting Deception: Protest Statements
Jul, 2011
Exigent Circumstances
Jun, 2011
The Interview Environment
May, 2011
Changing Predictable Behavior
Apr, 2011
Routine Booking Questions of Gangsters
Mar, 2011
The Importance of Positive Reinforcement
Feb, 2011
Cell Phone Searches Incident to Arrest
Jan, 2011
Visualizing Success
Dec, 2010
Abandoned Property
Nov, 2010
Introduction – Beginning the Interview & Interrogation Process
Oct, 2010
Juvenile Search – Consent Given by Mother
Sep, 2010
Interrogating A Suspect After Invocation of Counsel
Aug, 2010
Observing the Interview Subject Before the Interview
Jul, 2010
Invoking Right to Silence: Must Be Unambiguous
Jun, 2010
Interview Room Design
May, 2010
The Human Mask
Apr, 2010
CA Case Alert
Mar, 2010
Motivation v. Manipulation
Feb, 2010
Interviewing Juvenile Suspects
Jan, 2010
Montejo Case
Dec, 2009
Recruiting An NBA Star
Nov, 2009
How to Kill Rapport
Oct, 2009
How to Conclude the Interview
Sep, 2009
Moving from Admission to Confession
Aug, 2009
Obtaining Admissions with Alternative Questions
Jul, 2009
Personal History Questionnaire
Jun, 2009
Cognitive Interview Steps
May, 2009
Free-Format Interview Steps
Apr, 2009
Why Investigators Fail to Get to the Truth
Mar, 2009
Obtaining a Letter of Apology
Feb, 2009
Empathy
Jan, 2009
Consent, Continued
Dec, 2008
Apparent Authority Consent
Nov, 2008
Handcuffing During a Detention
Oct, 2008
LIAR!
Sep, 2008
Article #2 – Detentions and Arrests
Sep, 2008
Article #1 – Undercover Operations
Aug, 2008
Article #2 – Passengers In Car Searches
Aug, 2008
Article #1 – Confidential Informant Motivation
Jul, 2008
Article #2 – Reinitiating Custodial Interrogations
Jul, 2008
Article #1 – Conspiracy Investigations
Jun, 2008
Article #2 – Consent
Jun, 2008
Article #1 – Drug Case Flash Roll Management
May, 2008
Protective Sweeps
Apr, 2008
Photographing In The Field
Mar, 2008
I Take the Fifth
Feb, 2008
Routine Pat Searches
Jan, 2008
Parental Consent
Dec, 2007
Spotlight on Detentions
Nov, 2007
Tricky Tricky Tricky
Oct, 2007
Passenger in a Car-stop is Detained
Sep, 2007
Consensual Encounters
Aug, 2007
Custody for Miranda Purposes
Jul, 2007
Consent Searches
Jun, 2007
Workplace Searches
May, 2007
Ramey/Payton Warrants
Apr, 2007
Ambiguous Invocations
Mar, 2007
Studying Liars
Feb, 2007
Anonymous Tips & Reasonable Suspicion Part 2
Jan, 2007
Seismic Change to Sentencing Laws
Dec, 2006
Probation and Parole Searches
Nov, 2006
Anonymous Tips and Reasonable Suspicion
Oct, 2006
Jessica’s Law PROP 83
Sep, 2006
Vehicle Stops and Passengers
Aug, 2006
Knock-Notice and the Exclusionary Rule
Jul, 2006
The Miranda Warning and Voluntariness
Jun, 2006
The Miranda Warning and the Sixth Amendment
May, 2006
The Miranda warning and the Fifth Amendment
Apr, 2006
How to Prove Force in Child Molest Cases
Mar, 2006
The Importance of Proving Force in Child Molest Cases
Feb, 2006
Child Abuse and Molest-Two New Laws
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