Judges CANNOT deny a continuance to prepare a California Racial Justice Act challenge
PEOPLE v. GARCIA (2022) Court of Appeal, First District, Division 5, California. The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Alejandro GARCIA, Defendant and Appellant. In 2018, a defendant was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The defendant appealed, and in July 2020, the court affirmed the judgment in part but remanded…
Los Angeles Superior Court Expert Witness Panel Letter
Re: Expert Witness Panel Application Dear Expert Witness Panel Committee: I am writing to address my concerns regarding my repeated and continued exclusion from the Los Angeles Superior Court expert witness panel. I am a Black man who has been licensed by the California State Bar since 2003. I hold…
Racial Justice Act Resources
California Racial Justice Act Penal Code 745 University of San Francisco Law School’s Racial Justice Clinic Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) Indigent Defense Improvement Division (IDID) Burns Institute, State of Disparities: California Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops, Racial Disparities in Traffic Stop Racial Identity and Profiling Report…
Homeless Veteran Wins $400K After 7-Year Legal Battle Against Orange County Deputies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Judge Faces Racial Bias AllegTased and Beaten Homeless Veteran Wins 7 Year Court Battle Jury Awards Jeremy Holloway $400,000 plus Millions in Attorney Fees Los Angeles, CA (May 22, 2025) – It’s been 7 years in the making, but homeless veteran Jeremy Holloway has finally prevailed in…
Ed Barley’s Professional Reputation and Conduct: Expanded Analysis
Professional Credibility Concerns Ed Barley’s professional reputation has been seriously compromised throughout his career trajectory. Initially working at the Los Angeles County Crime Lab, he developed a negative reputation even among prosecutors who should have been his natural allies. His analytical approaches and testimony were viewed with significant skepticism by…
The Truth About Absorption Phase Readings
When I first stepped on the expert witness scene about 1.5 decades ago, I learned everything from Dr. Rose. I then followed up with Dr. Labianca and Dr. Simpson after reading their papers on the subject of falsely high breath readings during absorption.. The defense bar didn’t even know about…
Racial Justice Act Motion For Okorie Okorocha
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Judge Faces Racial Bias Allegations A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Must Answer Racism Claims Los Angeles, CA (April 30, 2025) – Judge Laura F. Priver of the Los Angeles Superior Court is facing racial bias allegations for not allowing a Black expert witness to testify in…
The Real Truth About Dr. Vina Spiehler
The truth about Vina Spiehler, Ph.D by OKORIE OKOROCHA, M.S., M.S., ESQ. I first encountered her in Stockton, California, in which 2 motorcycle riders were severely injured, including brain damage. She blatantly lied about the toxicology, and the attorney doing her direct exam was beating a dead horse, but I…
More Reason to Never Trust Edmund “Ed” Barley
The Los Angeles Superior Courts have a panel of experts that they try to force appointed attorneys (including public defenders) to use. Getting on the panel is easy if you worked as a lab tech in a government crime lab as Ed Barley did, even if you have zero formal…
Never Trust Ed Barley
Joseph Younes & Olivier Tallieu snag a $5.7 million win for a deserving client in a very tough case in San Diego Federal Court. The case came down to the toxicological evidence. The Plaintiff’s attorneys with good sense chose Okorie Okorocha, M.S., M.S., ESQ., who has actual formal education in…
Landmark Victory in Tenant Rights Case: Jury Awards $2 Million Settlement
Okorie Okorocha was pivotal in securing a landmark victory in a tenant rights case, where the jury awarded a $1.3 million verdict and punitive damages. The punitive damages were settled for an additional $700,000 for a total stipulated judgment of $2 million. In a David and Goliath legal battle spanning…
Simpson Rips Jones
Publishing Original Scientific Research In 1997, Dr. Simpson was searching the scientific literature on alcohol and discovered several irregularities in work by AW Jones. An article published by Jones and Neri [1] in 1991 stated that the experimental work was reported in an earlier article published by Kelly, Myrsten, Neri,…
