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Monthly Archives: March 2017

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Your Winning Element – The Forensic Toxicology Co-counsel

Forensics & Toxicology The world of forensics and toxicology is one that, generally speaking, only scientists can navigate. Often, however, these issues find their way into the court room and are left in the hands of lawyers who lack a full understanding of what various results mean and how to…

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Drug Facilitated Crimes Series – Analytical Considerations Part 3.

When it comes to drug testing in drug facilitated crimes, there are factors within the laboratories and testing procedures that directly influence the outcome and findings of the level of effect that the drug may have had. These factors are outlined here, to significantly show how many levels there are…

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Blood Testing – Trial by Vial

Blood Testing Result can Mean the Difference Between a Conviction or an Acquittal Blood testing in criminal cases can prove to be extremely vital, and the trial by vile scenario rings true for most court cases. It can be a deciding factor in determining whether to find someone guilty or…

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In criminal trials, both the defense and prosecution are entitled to an investigator counsel table.

California Penal Code 867 While a witness is under examination, the magistrate shall, upon motion of either party, exclude all potential and actual witness who have not been examined. The magistrate shall also order the witnesses not to converse with each other until they are all examined. The magistrate may…

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Field Sobriety Test statistics cannot be used as evidence to convict. This applies to all statistics!

Field Sobriety Test statistics and other statistics/averages/ranges for the hypothetical generality of the populace, as distinguished from matters provable as to the individual defendant, infect the record with a fatal error.In People v. Wilson (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th 559 it was held that it was error to admit statistical-likelihood evidence to…

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California Supreme Court: Judges should not attend law firm parties. Someone let Judge Rupert Byrdsong know.

Primary Authority Cited California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics, Formal Opinion 2023-024 (August 29, 2023) Central Holdings: Key Reasoning (Page 6): The Committee concluded that attending such events may suggest a judicial officer has a special relationship or close association with the law firm, potentially causing observers to question…

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