Showing posts with label Officer-involved Shootings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Officer-involved Shootings. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

David P. Mastagni Interviewed on KFBK's Kitty O'Neal About AB 748

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On October 1, 2018, KBFK broadcaster Kitty O'Nei l interviewed David P. Mastagni about AB 748 .  Governor Brown signed the bill, whic...
Friday, August 17, 2018

Federal Court Confirms Officer’s Use of Deadly Force Justified in Order to Prevent Escape

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A recently published federal court case underlines that if officers have probable cause to believe a suspect poses a threat of serious physi...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

AG: CHP Can Disclose Brady List to Prosecutors

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The California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies are allowed to disclose some Brady information about their officers to pro...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Proposal to Subject Officers in Critical Incidents to Special Prosecutor Fails in the Assembly

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AB 86 was 86'd in the Assembly today .  Under the proposed bill , every officer-involved shooting would have to be reviewed by a special...
Friday, May 8, 2015

California Senate Bans Grand Jury Investigations of Officer Involved Critical Incidents

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On May 7, 2015, the California Senate voted to ban the use of grand juries to investigate officer involved critical incidents. Specificall...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Assemblymember Jim Cooper Stands Up For Law Enforcement

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California Assemblymember Jim Cooper is standing up for law enforcement statewide.  Cooper, a retired Sacramento Sheriff's Department C...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

BART POA Wins Injunction Protecting Identity of BART Officer Involved in Critical Incident

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In BART Police Officers Association v. Bay Area Rapid Transit District et al ., the BART Police Officers’ Association (BPOA) successfully d...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Ninth Circuit: Officers' Use of Taser 22 Times Was Justified, Despite Death of Suspect

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In Marquez v. City of Phoenix (9th Cir. 2012) 693 F.3d 1167, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that officers’ repeated and prolonged ...
Monday, March 26, 2012

Judge Orders Relative of Suspect to Stay Away from Officers, Families

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The San Joaquin County Superior Court issued a permanent restraining order protecting two Manteca police officers and family members from ha...