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New sentencing law

Written by Robbi Cook, May 12, 2016, California Three Strikes Law, Constitutional Rights, Criminal Attorney Oakland, Criminal defense, Criminal Lawyer Oakland, Law enforcement, Oakland criminal attorney, Oakland criminal lawyer, Plea Bargain, Sentencing, Serious Felonies, Uncategorized

Jerry Brown is proposing a voter initiative to reintroduce parole hearings and early release. If this new sentencing law is passed, non violent felons will come up for parole once they complete the basic term for their crime. This is a major shift from the “determinate sentencing” law which was put in place (and signed

Police brutality and Excessive Force

Written by Robbi Cook, January 5, 2016, Arrest, Criminal Attorney Oakland, Criminal defense, Criminal Lawyer Oakland, Excessive Force, Law enforcement, Oakland criminal attorney, Oakland criminal lawyer, Uncategorized

Reports of police brutality and excessive force have become a fixture of the news cycle over the past several years. In July of 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a New York City Police Department officer put him in what has been described as a choke hold for about 15 to 19

New Digital Privacy Law-Warrant Required

Written by Robbi Cook, October 31, 2015, Constitutional Rights, Criminal Attorney Oakland, Criminal defense, Criminal Lawyer Oakland, Fourth Amendment Law, Illegal Search and Seizure, Law enforcement, Oakland criminal attorney, Oakland criminal lawyer, Right of Privacy, Search and Seizure, Uncategorized

On October 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA/State Bill 178), which the American Civil Liberties Union described as a “landmark victory” for digital privacy. The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2016, and is probably the most comprehensive digital privacy law in the nation

Can I Be Arrested If I Have A Medical Marijuana Card?

Written by Robbi Cook, June 4, 2015, Arrest, Criminal Attorney Oakland, Criminal defense, Criminal Lawyer Oakland, Drug Crimes, Fourth Amendment Law, Illegal Search and Seizure, Law enforcement, Oakland criminal attorney, Oakland criminal lawyer, Search and Seizure, Uncategorized

A doctor’s recommendation allowing you to lawfully possess and grow marijuana in California will not always protect you from being arrested and criminally charged for a marijuana related crime. Two laws define the parameters of legal possession and cultivation of medically indicated marijuana in California: the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (“CUA”) and the 2003

Defending Veterans in Criminal Court

Written by Robbi Cook, April 22, 2015, Criminal Attorney Oakland, Criminal defense, Criminal Lawyer Oakland, Oakland criminal attorney, Oakland criminal lawyer, Uncategorized, Veterans in Criminal Court

During the past decade, many veterans have returned to this country from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan with injuries affecting their ability to successfully adapt to civilian life, including psychological and neurological injuries such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. These veterans frequently end up in the criminal justice system. In fact,

CA Supremes Void Sex Offender Residency Restrictions

Written by Robbi Cook, March 16, 2015, Constitutional Rights, Criminal Attorney Oakland, Criminal defense, Criminal Lawyer Oakland, Jessica's Law, Oakland criminal attorney, Oakland criminal lawyer, Sentencing, Sex Crimes, Uncategorized

On March 2, 2015, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that blanket enforcement of the residency restrictions of Jessica’s Law, as applied to paroled sex offenders in San Diego County, unconstitutionally infringed the parolees’ basic rights and liberty interests. The Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act: Jessica’s Law (“Prop 83”) was approved by the voters

Should I Talk To The Police?

Written by Robbi Cook, March 3, 2015, Arrest, Constitutional Rights, Criminal defense, Law enforcement, Oakland criminal attorney, Oakland criminal lawyer, Search and Seizure

” [A]ny lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to the police under any circumstances.” Justice Robert Jackson, Chief United States prosecutor at Nuremberg trials and Supreme Court justice, in Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949) (emphasis supplied) Should I talk to the police? I

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