The issue in People v. Speck, a decision published on February 2, 2022, by the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, was whether the trial court judge made a prejudicial error when the judge failed to instruct the jury about the affirmative defense called mistake of fact. The Court of Appeal held that the …

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California’s death penalty has known to be a very drawn out process. A recent murder case, expected to be appealed, argued that California’s death penalty is unconstitutional. What do you think?

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A man’s guilty conviction was recently reversed after the appellate court found that DNA evidence left at a crime scene is not enough to connect an individual to the crime.

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Many California drivers have attempted to appeal their red light ticket in court. Soon the courts will decide whether or not red light tickets will be admissible or not throughout the entire state.

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