Q: When is a Vehicle Code
"infraction" not a crime?
A: When the Judicial Council,
the Courts of Appeal of the State of California, and the US Supreme
Court say they're not.
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever
remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
15.
Automobile Guest Statutes - Just cuz someone is sitting next to you
in your car doesn't make them a "passenger"
16.
California Road Laws, 1911
17. In Re
Stork - There's TWO classes of people who use a car,
members of one class don't need a license
to legally use their car to go buy food, go to the doctor, go to the
movies, go to their place of worship.
18. USA v
Twilley, (August 14, 2000), 9th Cir., No. 99-50338 - Cops
are required to know the laws they enforce
19. Selected
Sections From BLASHFIELD AUTOMOBILE LAW AND PRACTICE, Third Edition
20. Former California
Commerical Code Sec. 9-109 - Is your car "Consumer Goods" or
"Equipment"? Guess which one isn't
REQUIRED to be
registered?
21. 14 Cal Jur 3d
(Rev) Part 2 & California Digest re CONVERSION - TAKINGS
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* This is a
145 meg file. It will more
than likely
make Adobe seize and it won't open, so it's best to just download
it.
Depending on your internet connection it could take anywhere from 5
minutes
to an hour.]
22.
California Jurisprudence 2nd re Classification of Actions - Civil or
Criminal
23. California
Procedure, Second Edition, by B. E. WITKIN, 1970, selected
sections
24.
WEST’S CALIFORNIA DIGEST, Vol. 14B, CRIMINAL LAW §1 - 303,
COVERING CASES FROM STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS - Selected sections
25.
"CONFIDENTIAL" Washington State Attorney General Opinion
re Warrantless Arrests
26. California
Traffic Bench Guide
27.
Code of Judicial Ethics, California
28. Benchbook for US
District Court Judges
29. Investigative Contacts
(Police Encounters)
30. Criminal
Law Handbook
31.
Criminal Law - Strict Liability Statutory Offenses, by Douglas L.
Grundmeyer, M.A., J.D.; W. A. Harrington, L.L.B.; David A.Hunter, J.D.;
and Bill Wishard, J.D.
32. UNDERSTANDING
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Third Edition, By Joshua Dressler, Ohio State
University , 2002
33. Criminal
Jury Instructions, Judicial Council of California, CALCRIM, 2006–2007
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257 pages
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34.
CONFESSIONS, SEARCH, SEIZURE, AND ARREST, A GUIDE FOR POLICE OFFICERS,
AND PROSECUTORS, MAY 2005, Pamela B. Loginsky, Staff Attorney,
Washington
Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
35.
LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL UPDATE OUTLINE - ARREST, SEARCH & SEIZURE,
AND SELECTED OTHER TOPICAL AREAS WITH COMMENTS ON CIVIL LIABILITY
RAMIFICATIONS
36. Challenging
the Complaint
37.
Avoiding Unconstitutional Takings of Private Property, Christine O.
Gregoire, Attorney General, Washington State, 2003
38. The Art
of Trial Advocacy - Faculty, Criminal Law Department, The Judge
Advocate General’s School, U.S. Army, An Approach to Cross-Examination
39. Trial
Evidence - Making and Meeting Objections
40. Res Ipsa
Loquitur (The Thing Speaks For Itself), California Law Review, Vol
37, 1949 [
* This is a 250 meg file]
41. THE COMMON LAW,
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR, Originally Published - 1881
42. Summary
of the California Public Records Act 2004, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6250
ET SEQ.
43. The
History of Assumpsit (Promise) - J. B. Ames, 2 Harvard.
Law Review 53 (1888)
44. Federal Tort Claims
Act (FTCA) Handbook, November 1999
45.
Gerry Spence - How to Argue and Win Every Time