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SELECTING BETTER JURIES
November 18th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
As criminal justice reform has swept the nation in the last few years, a big topic of discussion has been finding a fairer way to ensure that juries reflect an
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QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
November 11th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
I have talked about it before here. Qualified immunity is bad. The doctrine, created to protect police and their municipal employers from lawsuits by the US
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WHAT IS SENATE BILL 775, AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
November 04th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
Note: I do not usually use this space to explicitly advertise my services. Instead, it is meant as a place for people to learn about criminal justice issues and get a
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ATTORNEY FRANCES PRIZZIA JOINS THE FLOC DISCUSSION
October 27th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
Tonight at 6 pm PDT via Zoom, Attorney Frances Prizzia will be joining the FLOC Lawyers discussion, "Overcoming Barriers Part III: How Minority Attorneys in the Public
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SELECTING BETTER JURIES
October 06th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
As criminal justice reform has swept the nation in the last few years, a big topic of discussion has been finding a fairer way to ensure that juries reflect an
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PONDERING THE ROLE OF LAWYERS AND “CLIENT CONTROL”
September 20th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
I recently came across an online debate about the term “client control.” This is a term used by lawyers to broadly describe the ability to convince clients to
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DUI DIVERSION: AN UNSETTLED QUESTION
September 07th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
As of January 1st of this year, Penal Code section 1001.95, now allows judges in almost all misdemeanor prosecutions to grant diversion. This means that a judge
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THE GUBERNATORIAL RECALL AND THE CONTINUED ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY
August 30th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
On September 14, Californians will cast their votes to decide whether Governor Gavin Newsom should be recalled from office and, if so, who should take his
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THE OLYMPICS. TIME TO RETHINK?
August 23rd 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
While my social media has been filled with various hot takes on issues arising out of the Olympic games currently being held—the injustice of Sha’Carri
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THE DEFEAT OF THE FOR THE PEOPLE ACT AND WHAT COMES NEXT
July 14th 2021 | By: Frances Prizzia | Uncategorized
Last entry I detailed the recent stepped-up attack by Republican-led legislatures on voting rights and the importance of this fight. Here, I plan to detail what
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