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California Supreme Court allows prosecutors who help make movies and books off cases to remain on the case

The Sacramento Bee reports: The state’s high court ruled Monday that a Santa Barbara deputy district attorney who helped in the making of the movie “Alpha Dog” can stay on the real-life death penalty case on which the film is … Continue reading

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Cameron Brown loses private criminal defense team for re-trial over Palos Verdes cliff death

The Daily Breeze reports: Cameron Brown, who is accused of throwing his 4-year-old daughter off a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff, will not have famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos or his firm representing him at his retrial. Instead, because the … Continue reading

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California Supreme Court to issue opinion in People v. Black

Tomorrow the California Supreme Court will issue its opinion in People v. Black (S126182). Among other issues, the Court will determine whether trial judges or juries should assess the factors that determine whether a person convicted of multiple offenses should … Continue reading

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Judge dismisses 13 former KPMG partners and employees based on US Government’s coercive tactics

What are the consequences in a white collar criminal case when government prosecutors coerce a corporation into leaving corporate employees without a paid legal defense team? From yesterday’s opinion in the high profile KPMG case: The government threatened to indict, … Continue reading

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California State Bar shuts down internet based criminal law firm

Legal Pad reports: Working for Robert Nudelman must have been a really bad experience — because some of the fellow lawyers in his Woodland Hills firm decided to take him down. State Bar officials announced Monday that they shut down … Continue reading

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Mark Geragos refuses to submit to background check and is bumped from criminal defense of contractor

The Sacramento Bee reports: A judge on Monday removed high-profile defense attorney Mark Geragos from the case of a defense contractor charged with conspiring to defraud the CIA because the lawyer refused to submit to background checks. U.S. District Judge … Continue reading

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