Criminal Law
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Webinar: Advanced Felony Sentencing
California felony sentencing law includes various sentence enhancements for: 1) crimes that involve the use of a gun; 2) crimes that involve members of a street gang; and 3) sexual offenses under certain circumstances. In many cases, the sentence on the enhancement is greater than that for the underlying crime being enhanced. This webinar will discuss the firearm use enhancements, gang enhancements, mandatory consecutive sentencing rules in sex cases and the “One-Strike” sex statutes.
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Webinar: Felony Sentencing 101
This webinar will provide you the basic sentencing rules you need to be able to handle most sentencing situations. You will learn about sentencing triads, the Three Strikes Law, how to calculate determinate sentences with multiple consecutive counts, how to know where the client will serve their sentence, and whether they will be supervised afterwards.
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Using Fastcase to Find CLA Sections’ Publications
All CLA members have complementary access to the Fastcase legal research system. To access Fastcase, login to your CLA account and click on Fastcase. On the next page, you have the option of clicking a hyperlink to directly view Sections publications, including the Criminal Law Journal. Editions of the Criminal law Journal are listed by…
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Criminal Law Section Executive Committee Meeting
The Criminal Law Section held their Executive Committee meeting this weekend in Sacramento with special guest Ona Dosunmu, CLA Executive Director.
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Weekly Case Summaries: October 29 – December 3, 2018
Trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to suppress drug evidence where a dog sniff that occurred while an officer was writing a citation did not unconstitutionally prolong defendant's detention for a traffic stop. A police officer with a narcotics-certified dog stopped Vera because his car windows were illegally tinted. Because the officer could not see into Vera's car, he ordered Vera out of the car.
Welcome to the Criminal Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. We are dedicated to furthering the knowledge of our members in federal and state criminal law and procedures; reviews and comments on proposed legislation and jury instructions, and all other matters relating to the prosecution and defense of persons accused of crimes.
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Criminal Law Section
California Lawyers Association
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 650
Sacramento, CA 95814
CriminalLaw@calawyers.org