SENTENCING: No authority to impose $25 “administrative fee” on disorderly conduct Defendant to fund City Attorney’s Office. . . Jenks/Halligan reversed. [Read more…]
Citizen’s arrest, off-duty officer/security guard
CITIZEN’S ARREST: Sufficient probable cause/exigent circumstances for off-duty officer working as festival security guard to detain unruly/potentially dangerous person, jailable offense not required… Mahar/McLean affirmed. [Read more…]
DUI, illegal left turn, erased patrol car video
DUI: Officer’s testimony that he saw illegal turn sufficient for stop despite erasure of video tape by switching between Stage 1 and Stage 2 lights that would purportedly have shown good [Read more…]
Continuance, eve of trial
CONTINUANCE: No prejudice shown by refusal to grant continuance on eve of trial for late-appointed lawyer to better prepare compulsion defense to driving with revoked license… Townsend affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Appeal from municipal court, failure to perfect
APPEAL FROM MUNICIPAL COURT properly dismissed for failure to perfect… McLean affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]