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A comprehensive discussion of new Ninth Circuit cases, and of other new legal challenges and ideas, can be found on the Ninth Circuit blog. The Ninth Circuit blog contains Federal Defender Jon Sands' weekly Ninth Circuit summaries, interesting new defense challenges and theories posted by AFPDs David Porter and Steve Sady, and the “Case o’ The Week” memos by Federal Defender Steve Kalar. The Ninth Circuit blog is a useful starting place for the latest developments in federal criminal defense.

To search the Ninth Circuit blog use the white search box next to the orange "B," in the upper left hand corner of the site. Note that many blog entries have been tagged by Judge involved or by subject. Clicking on those tags will pull up all blog entries related to that tag entry.

CJA counsel are encouraged to comment on the blog postings – many new ideas have been fleshed out and enhanced by attorney commentary.

 

Judge Chen Grants Discovery Motion Based on Selective Enforcement

U.S. District Judge Chen of the Northern District of California found that Assistant Federal Public Defender Galia Amram met the necessary Armstrong evidentiary burderns in demonstrating that the San Francisco Police Department ("SFPD") engaged in selective enforcement in prosecution of low-level drug sales within the Tenderloin. As a result of the court's ruling, the Office of the Federal Public Defender will be entitled to engage in further discovery orders to substantiate claims of selective enforcement by SFPD.

For more, please find the ruling here.

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