By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director Two years ago, former Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) authored SB 1286, a measure that would publicly release officer personnel records relating to specified incidents, …
By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Like our law enforcement partner associations and agencies, CPOA was blindsided with the proposed changes to AB 931, which would elevate the “reasonable” standard for …
Courtesy of: James R. Touchstone, Esq. POLICE CONDUCT/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW A deputy who pointed a loaded gun at a suspect’s head used excessive force but was entitled to qualified immunity. Thompson …
Read More »Courtesy of: James R. Touchstone, Esq. On April 2, 2018, in Kisela v. Hughes, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 2245 (U.S. Apr. 2, 2018), the United States Supreme Court held that, even assuming …
Read More »Courtesy of: James R. Touchstone, Esq. On April 2, 2018, in the case of People v. Buza, 2018 Cal. LEXIS 2245 (Cal. Apr. 2, 2018), the Supreme Court of California held …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Heard in Senate Public Safety this week was SB 1186 (Hill-D), a bill that would place mandates on local agencies get governing body approval in …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Last week the CA Department of Justice released a bulletin to all of law enforcement regarding expected compliance with SB 54, the media-dubbed “sanctuary state” …
Read More »Courtesy of: James R. Touchstone, Esq. & Krista MacNevin Jee, Esq. On January 25, 2018, the First District, Division One of the California Court of Appeal, issued a published opinion in In …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. By February 16th all 2018 bills needed to be introduced in the Legislature. From the thousands that were put across the desk this year in …
Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL LAW A. Constitutional rights potentially violated where police department takes adverse action against officer based on private sexual conduct. Perez v. City of Roseville, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3212 …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Bonivert v. City of Clarkston, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 4625 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2018) Facts In January 2012, City of Clarkston, Washington (the “City”) …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. & Jamaar M. Boyd-Weatherby, Esq. Effective January 1, 2018, CalPERS contracting agencies and school employers are required to restrict “out of class appointments” to 960 …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Silvester v. Becerra, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 897 (U.S. Feb. 20, 2018) On February 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court denied the petition for …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Perez v. City of Roseville, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3212 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2018) Facts In January 2012, Janelle Perez was hired by …
Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Miranda rights apply to defendant who was questioned in circumstances where a reasonable person in defendant’s position could have concluded that he was not free to leave and …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. When Prop 64 legalized recreational adult use of marijuana in California it created a host of public safety consequences not fully addressed. Since its passage …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. District of Columbia v. Wesby, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 760 (U.S. Jan. 22, 2018) Facts In March 2008, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department received a …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. People v. Ovieda, 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 34 (2nd Dist. Jan. 17, 2018) Facts In June 2015, the sister of plaintiff Ovieda told a 911 …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq., and Brittany E. Roberto, Esq. On January 8, 2018, Division Four of the First District Court of Appeal, in Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Association et …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Information provided by bus driver to sheriff’s deputy sufficient to reasonably justify deputy’s detention of bus passenger to determine whether passenger was …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Leading into November’s General Election, several public safety ballot measures have received title and summary from the CA Attorney General. This first step clears the …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Members of the Assembly and Senate return to work this week after a three-month recess that began in September. A review of public safety bills …
Read More »3 IMPACTS OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) ON POLICING Lieutenant Brian Ellis; Sacramento Police Department It’s a Saturday night on the outskirts of the city limits when police receive a …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On November 30, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held, in Smith v. City of Santa Clara, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 24307 (9th Cir. …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW A defendant may challenge evidence found in a searched vehicle as the fruit of an unlawful detention, even if the defendant …
Read More »POLICE BODY WORN CAMERAS: IS TRANSPARENCY ACHIEVABLE? Jarod Primicerio California State University Dominguez Hills Introduction When any type of emergency occurs; a car accident, an intruder enters your home, a …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On November 13, 2017, the California Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District decided, in the case of People v. Zabala, 2017 Cal. App. …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In June 2017, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, in Roy v. County of Los Angeles,[1] concluded that the Fourth …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. PEACE OFFICER PERSONNEL RECORDS Prosecution’s notice to defense counsel that officer’s personnel file contained potential Brady material, combined with defense counsel’s declaration explaining that …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Legislative & Region Affairs Representative. At its annual COPSWEST meeting, CPOA’s Board of Directors reviewed and approved the association’s 2018 Legislative Platform & Priorities. Each Fall, the …
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