January 1, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- New and Amended Statutes Edition
January 30, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Patdowns for Weapons
- Interrogations and Voluntariness
- Impounding Vehicles Under VC §14602.6(a)(1) as a Discretionary Duty
- Private Citizens as Agents of Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement Viewing Containers Already Opened by a Private Citizen
February 5, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Miranda; Ignoring an Attempted Invocation
- Airport Searches as an Administrative Search
- Arrests and Probable Cause
- Search Warrants and Good Faith
- Miranda; Asking for an Attorney
- Arson; Burning Community Property
March 12, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Sexual Assault; Victim Unconscious of the Nature of the Act
- Possession of a Completed Check; per PC §475c
- Possession of a Weapon by an Inmate and Self-Defense
- Residential Entry Serving a Misdemeanor Bench Warrant
- Detentions; Spotlighting
- Miranda; Equivocal Invocations and an Officer's Duty to Clarify
April 10, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Air Fresheners in the Windshield, per VC §26708 (a)(2)
- Detentions and Reasonable Suspicion
- Peace Officers' Rights
- Traffic Stops and Reasonable Suspicion
- First Amendment Freedom of Expression, Trespassing, and Shopping Malls
(Bonus: First Amendment Expressive Activity) - Fourth Waiver Probation Searches Without Suspicion
April 21, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Search and Seizure - 8th Edition
May 19, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Arrests in Violation of a State Statute
- Burglary; Breaking and Entering
- Miranda; Jail Inmates and "Cat Out of the Bag"
- Miranda; Functional Equivalent of an Interrogation
- Residential Entries for a Non-Bookable Misdemeanor
- Miranda; Invocation
June 16, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Medical Marijuana; Possession of Over 8 Ounces, per H&S §11362.77
- Medical Marijuana; Return of Marijuana to a Qualified Patient
- Kidnapping for Purposes of a Sexual Offense, per PC §209(b)(1)
- Residential Entries; Exigent Circumstances
- Searches Incident to Arrest in a Residence
- Traffic Stops; Illegible License Plates and VC §5201
July 30, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Hearsay Statements of a Homicide Victim
- First Amendment Freedom of Expression When Offensive to Others
- Residential Burglary; Entry by an Estranged Husband
- "Standing" When the Suspect Denies Ownership
- Homicide; Provocative Act Theory
- Drunk in Public, per PC §647(f)
August 24, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Searches Incident to Arrest; Cell Phones
- Sandclubs and Sandbags, per PC §12020(a)(1)
- Consensual Searches During Prolonged Detentions
- Towing and Impounding Vehicles
- Children; Duty of a Parent to Protect
- Robbery; Force During Escape
September 28, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Miranda; Anticipatory Invocations
- Consensual Searches when a Cotenant Objects
- Warrantless Intrusion into a Side Yard; Plain Sight Observations; Standing on Tiptoes
- Residential Entries; Emergency Aid Doctrine
- DUI Stops by a Non-Traffic Officer in an Unmarked Car
- Patdown Searches
FAQ about CA's Cell Phone Law (Click here to view or download)
October 19, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Bringing Weapons into a Jail, per PC §4574(a)
- Illegal Lane Change, per VC 22107
- Computers and Search Warrants
- Switchblade Knives
- Graffiti Implements
- Observations from Outside the Curtilage of the Home
- Detentions and Miranda
- Frisks
- Warrantless Vehicle Searches Based on Probable Cause
- Abandoned property and Expectation of Privacy
November 10, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Detention of a Motor Vehicle Passenger
- Prolonged Detentions
- Entry of a Residence Pursuant to the Emergency Aid Doctrine
- Parole Searches; Containers Belonging to Another
- Medical Marijuana
November 26, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Searches of Computers
- Threatening an Illegal Detention
- Searching a Vehicle Incident to Arrest
- Impounding Vehicles After the Driver's Arrest
- Parole Fourth Waivers per PC §3067(a)
- Assaults
- Search Warrants and a Motion to Traverse
- Miranda, Beheler, and the Custodial Interrogation
- Illegal Possession of Metal Knuckles per PC §12020(a)(1)
December 7, 2008 (click here to view or download)
- Illegal Detentions and Arrest Warrants
- First Amendment Freedom of Expression
- Detentions vs. Arrest and the Use of Handcuffs
- Switchblade Knives and Dirks or Daggers
- Patdowns and the Odor of Marijuana
- Counterfeit Money and Renting a Motel Room