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2. Contempt of cop - Wikipedia

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   [5] [25] The word cop is slang for police officer; the phrase is derived by analogy from contempt of court, which, unlike contempt of cop, is an offense in many jurisdictions (e.g., California Penal Code section 166, making contempt of court a misdemeanor). Similar to this is the phrase "disturbing the police", a play on "disturbing the peace".

3. Allen v. City of Oakland - Wikipedia

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   A string of incidents of police misconduct by the group of four Oakland PD officers known as "the Oakland Riders" came to light. [ 4 ] 119 people pressed civil rights lawsuits for unlawful beatings and detention, ultimately settling for $11 million with an agreement that the Oakland Police Department would implement significant reforms. [ 5 ]

4. California criminal law - Wikipedia

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   A person found guilty of a felony can also be granted probation instead of a prison sentence. [16] If a person is granted probation with Imposition of Sentence Suspended, the California Supreme Court in four different cases, Stephens v. Toomey 1959, People v. Banks 1953, People v. Howard, People v.

5. Police in California aren't immune from certain misconduct ...

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   Police in California are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes, the state Supreme Court ruled this week, overruling a precedent made by lower ...

6. Police misconduct - Wikipedia

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   Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...

7. California law mandates access to police discipline records ...

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   A Sacramento Police officer aims at demonstrators at L and 10th streets during a protest over the death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020, in Sacramento.

8. Former police officer jailed for misconduct

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   A former West Mercia Police officer has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office. Former PC Nicholas Peacock, 40, engaged in a sexual relationship with a ...

9. Lockyer v. Andrade - Wikipedia

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   Lockyer v. Andrade, 538 U.S. 63 (2003), [1] decided the same day as Ewing v. California (a case with a similar subject matter), [2] held that there would be no relief by means of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a sentence imposed under California's three strikes law as a violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments.