Welcome to LegalUpdate.com. Like perhaps no other profession, to be effective as a law enforcement officer, prosecutor, criminal law attorney, judicial officer, teacher or simply a student of the law, staying abreast of recent developments in the every-changing case law is an absolute necessity. But with new decisions coming down from the appellate courts on an almost daily basis, staying current and informed is indeed a daunting task.
The goal of LegalUpdate.com is to develop a quick, easy and entertaining method of simplifying this task. While you are busy at work, LegalUpdate.com is constantly researching the latest law, distilling it down into a format easily understood by anyone with interest, regardless of your level of training or prior experience in the field.
Robert Phillips, a retired state criminal prosecutor of over 29½ years’ experience, and a former police officer, has been researching and writing legal briefs for decades. For the last sixteen years, Mr. Phillips has been focused on reviewing new case decisions for the law enforcement community. Specializing in California and Federal Law as it effects the California Professional, Robert is an expert on Fourth (Search and Seizure), Fifth (Self-Incrimination) and Sixth (Right to Counsel) amendment issues. He has authored numerous articles and short legal synopses on other criminal law topics of interest. His material has been distributed by Courts, Prosecutors, Judges, Chiefs and Sheriff’s throughout California. Mr.Phillips has been a valuable resource to the California Commission on P.O.S.T. and has provided annual legal updates used by P.O.S.T. in their training material throughout the State of California.
LegalUpdate.com brings you the benefit of these efforts in an accessible, user-friendly website, tailored to make your job a little bit easier. We hope you enjoy and benefit from our site. As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions as well.
The goal of LegalUpdate.com is to develop a quick, easy and entertaining method of simplifying this task. While you are busy at work, LegalUpdate.com is constantly researching the latest law, distilling it down into a format easily understood by anyone with interest, regardless of your level of training or prior experience in the field.
Robert Phillips, a retired state criminal prosecutor of over 29½ years’ experience, and a former police officer, has been researching and writing legal briefs for decades. For the last sixteen years, Mr. Phillips has been focused on reviewing new case decisions for the law enforcement community. Specializing in California and Federal Law as it effects the California Professional, Robert is an expert on Fourth (Search and Seizure), Fifth (Self-Incrimination) and Sixth (Right to Counsel) amendment issues. He has authored numerous articles and short legal synopses on other criminal law topics of interest. His material has been distributed by Courts, Prosecutors, Judges, Chiefs and Sheriff’s throughout California. Mr.Phillips has been a valuable resource to the California Commission on P.O.S.T. and has provided annual legal updates used by P.O.S.T. in their training material throughout the State of California.
LegalUpdate.com brings you the benefit of these efforts in an accessible, user-friendly website, tailored to make your job a little bit easier. We hope you enjoy and benefit from our site. As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions as well.
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