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Kamala Harris' Role In CA's Prop 57 Is Getting ZERO Media Coverage! And Bill O'Reilly Has A New Book Out!
Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp says there was sufficient evidence to charge Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza with attempted extortion. Ray reviews a press release coming from the Chair of Fresno County Democrats demanding Lisa Smittcamp's resignation. Six years ago, then-Gov. Jerry Brown tricked California voters into passing a ballot measure that, he said, would make it easier for non-violent felons to earn paroles and thus ease the state prison system's severe overcrowding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
H.L. Mencken had it that “democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”In two recent opinions, California courts gave the people what they voted for by enforcing two California voter initiatives: one that is tough on criminal defendants, and another that is favorable to criminal defendants.Enforcing the tough-on-crime Three Strikes law, the Los Angeles appellate court handed DA George Gascon a loss on his assertion of prosecutorial discretion to refuse to enforce Three Strikes.But the court also enforced the softer-edged Prop 57, the law that requires all criminal charges against minors be tried in juvenile courts. The Supreme Court held Prop 57 was retroactive, with the rather unsettling result that a now-40-year-old who murdered his mother at 16 (he stabbed her 45 times) may soon be released.Then we turn to some anti-SLAPP news: Another dissent in the 9th circuit arguing that Anti-SLAPP denials should not be immediately appealable.Then on the expert witness front: A state appellate court holds exclusion of expert opinion is structural error on appeal requiring automatic reversal.Appellate Specialist Jeff Lewis' biography, LinkedIn profile, and Twitter feed.Appellate Specialist Tim Kowal's biography, LinkedIn profile, Twitter feed, and YouTube page.Sign up for Tim Kowal's Weekly Legal Update, or view his blog of recent cases.Other items discussed in the episode:CaseText.com/CALP1999 Judgment Not “Final,” 40-Year-Old Murder Convict Must Receive Juvenile Hearing Under Proper 57The Ass'n of Deputy Dist. Attorneys for L. A. Cnty. v. GasconAnti-SLAPP Denials May Not Be Appealable Much Longer in the 9th CircuitExclusion of Expert Opinion Held Structural Error on Appeal Requiring Automatic ReversalFocus letters coming to First District. Via Ben Shatz's SCAN blog.Delays in the 3rd District: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article262077357.html. Disciplinary Statement by Commission of Judicial Performance: https://cjp.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2022/06/Raye_DO_Pub_Admon_6-1-22.pdfIs a bumble bee a fish? Almond Alliance of CA v. Fish and Game Comm'n
Prop. 57 is a California ballot measure passed in 2016 that opened up a pathway for early release for inmates doing time for non-violent crimes. But the state's Supreme Court ruled today that the measure did not apply to those who were arrested for a mix of violent and non-violent felonies. For more, Anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier
In our last stalker story, Sierra tells Kelsey about the celebrity stalkers who goes by Cloud Starchaser and about the dangerous caveat behind California's Proposition 57. This week, we'd like to give a special shout out to the podcast In The Moment With Liv & Bix. This podcast is anything but basic, but even our most basic fans can totally relate! Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Sources:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2010/04/invanka_trumps_stalker_really.htmlhttps://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/justin-masslerhttps://gawker.com/5497535/diary-of-a-madman-meet-justin-massler-ivanka-trumps-stalker#_ga=1.140487031.518257462.1443805101https://gothamist.com/tags/justin-masslerhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4993880/Ivanka-Trump-s-stalker-obsessed-Kim-Kardashian.html https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/01/11/la-art-curator-targeted-by-schizophrenic-stalker/https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/10/24/celebrity-stalker-makes-new-threats-against-hollywood-agents/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/ivanka-trumps-psychopath-stalker-came-after-me-now-im-fighting-to-change-the-lawhttps://www.doctoroz.com/episode/true-crime-tuesday-i-was-stalked-years-and-there-was-nothing-i-could-do-about-it?video_id=5810332188001https://theunionjournal.com/hes-going-to-kill-anyone/https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/proposition57/https://www.doctoroz.com/episode/true-crime-i-was-stalked?video_id=6112046271001
The Keep California Safe Act of 2018 will fix three related problems created by recent laws that have threatened the public safety of Californians and their children from violent criminals.Please visit www.keepcalsafe.org
The Keep California Safe Act of 2018 will fix three related problems created by recent laws that have threatened the public safety of Californians and their children from violent criminals.Please visit www.keepcalsafe.org
A new lawsuit is alleging that some social clubs at Disneyland are trying to intimidate others. Michele Hanisee talks about Prop 57 and how some sex offenders must be considered for parole. New intelligence threat assessment says that Russia and North Korea are huge problems. Fork Reporter talks Valentine's day foods.
President of Assoc. of Deputy DAs Michelle Hanisee joins the show to discuss Prop 57 as it allows for potential early parole of sex offenders, Disneyland social clubs are facing off as one leader sues another
KMJ Program Director and Executive Producer Michael Reed fill in for Ray Appleton. A white restaurant manager is accused of enslaving a black worker for five years. Convicted Yosemite Lakes Park arsonist could be released from prison under Prop 57. Should parents be charged and jailed if their child is a bully? The Boy Scouts of America announced it will soon allow girls to join the organization. Fresno Unified School Board President Brook Ashjian joins the Ray Appleton show to discuss to potential teachers strike.
As they guys sit down at America's Diner one last time they discuss the controversy surrounding the rape scene from the film Last Tango in Paris, the poor drafting of California's prop 57, and the effect of fake news articles on our society.