California Public Defenders Association
16th Annual Two-Day DUI Defense Practice Institute
May 31 & June 1, 2024
The Hyatt Regency Mission Bay
1441 Quivira Road, San Diego!
Program Coordinators:
Bruce Kapsack, Deputy Public Defender, Nevada County
Matt Sotorosen, Senior Trial Attorney, San …[select title for full text]
THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 12, 2024
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.
POLICE NEED PROBABLE CAUSE TO SEARCH INDEPENDENT OF JUSTIFICATION TO DETAIN
The police got a call that a group of men were filming a music video, one of them holding a firearm. The police arrived and saw the group. The police told them to put their hands up in the air; one of them, not the defendant but part of the same group, ran. The police chased him, caught him, and found a firearm on him. The police detained the defendant, put him in a police car, and handcuffed him. The police searched the [More…] »
Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Citizen Hotel
926 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Coordinator:
Matt Sotorosen, Senior Trial Attorney, San Francisco Public Defender
This activity is deemed approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California in the total amount of 5.25 hours of participatory MCLE credits. CPDA is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This activity is also approved for California Legal Specialization Credit as follows: 1.0 hours in Substantive Criminal Law & Procedure and 4.25 hours in Criminal Law Trial Advocacy. CPDA is an Approved Provider of Criminal Law under Section 7.0 of the Rules Governing the State Bar of California Program for Certifying Legal Specialists and the Standards.
See below for program registration options.
THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 12, 2024
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.
POLICE NEED PROBABLE CAUSE TO SEARCH INDEPENDENT OF JUSTIFICATION TO DETAIN
The police got a call …[select title for full text]
California Public Defenders Association
16th Annual Two-Day DUI Defense Practice Institute
May 31 & June 1, 2024
The Hyatt Regency Mission Bay
1441 Quivira Road, San Diego!
Program Coordinators:
Bruce Kapsack, Deputy Public Defender, Nevada County
Matt Sotorosen, Senior Trial Attorney, San …[select title for full text]
Webinar Topic: The Month’s Cases for April 2024, with Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.
This webinar will take place on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 3:30 p.m.
Al Menaster continues …[select title for full text]
THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending April 5, 2024
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.
LATE SEARCH FOR A KEY WITNESS FAILS TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE DILIGENCE
These defendants were convicted of …[select title for full text]
THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending March 29, 2024
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.
INTENT TO KILL PLUS AIDING IN THE UNDERLYING FELONY QUALIFIES AS FELONY MURDER
Here’s the majority’s …[select title for full text]
Webinar Topic: The Month’s Cases for February 2024, with Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.
This webinar was recorded on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 3:30 p.m.
Al Menaster continues his …[select title for full text]
CPDA’s 54th Annual Convention Webinar
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Coordinators
Charles Denton, Assistant Public Defender, Alameda County
Bart Sheela, Attorney at Law, San Diego
Matt Sotorosen, Senior Trial Attorney, San Francisco Public Defender
Please plan to join us …[select title for full text]
CPDA’s Annual Public Defender Management Seminar
Friday, April 19, 2024
The Japanese American National Museum
100 N Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Coordinators:
Graciela Martinez, Assistant Public Defender, Los Angeles County
Brendon Woods, Chief Public Defender, …[select title for full text]