Point of View has been a publication of the Alameda County District Attorney's Office since 1970. It is written mainly for California law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, educators, and students. All articles and recent case reports are copyrighted but may be reprinted by any law enforcement agency, district attorney's office, court, or educational institution if attributed to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
Executive Editor
Nancy E. O'Malley
Distirct Attorney
Writer and Editor
Mark Hutchins
Senior Deputy District Attorney
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Detentions & Contacts
Investigative Detentions
Special Needs Detentions
Traffic Stops
Investigative Contacts
Most Current Article
2003 Investigative Detentions
2003 Detaining Witnesses
2003 Traffic Stops
2006 Investigative "Contacts"
Arrests
Arrests
Out-of-County Arrests
Citizens' Arrests
Post-Arrest Time Limits
Most Current Article
2009 Arrests
2004 Out-of-County Felony Arrests
2007 Citizens' Arrests
2009 Arrests
Searches: Basic
Consent Searches
Consent Searches
Pat Searches
Searches Incident to Arrest
Entry and Search for Arrestee (Ramey)
Vehicle Searches
Probation and Parole Searches
Exigent Circumstance Searches
Most Current Article
2007 Consent Searches
2007 Third-Party Consent
2008 Pat Searches
2005 Searches Incident to Arrest
2005 Entry to Arrest (Ramey)
2009 Vehicle Searches
2009 Probation and Parole Searches
2010 Exigent Circumstances
Searches: Special
Voice mail, Email, and Text Msg Searches
Phone Internet, and Email Records
Financial Records
Workplace Searches
Searches on School Grounds
Booking Searches
Police Trespassing
Most Current Article
2003 Voicemail
2004 Phone, Email, and Internet Records
2006 Obtaining Financial Records
2000 Workplace Searches
2007 Searches and Detentions ...
2005 "Second Look" .. Prisoners' Prop.
2003 Police Trespassing
Search Warrants
Search Warrants
Special Procedures
Executing Warrants
Most Current Article
2002 Search Warrants
2002 Search Warrant Special Procedures
2004 Executing Search Warrants
Probable Cause
Principles of Probable Cause
Reliability of Information and Sources
Reliability of Information and Sources
Reliability of Information and Sources
Probable Cause to Arrest
Probable Cause to Search
Most Current Article
2008 The Principles of Probable Cause
2008 Probable Cause Information . . .
2005 The "Official Channels" Rule
2005 Detentions Based on 911 Calls
2008 Probable Cause to Arrest
2008 Probable Cause to Search
Search-Related Procedures
Forcible Entry
Protective Sweeps
Knock and Talks
Plain View
Searches by Civilians and Police Agents
Most Current Article
2004 Knock-Notice
2004 Protective Sweeps
2006 Knock and Talks
2008 Plain View
2007 Searches by Civilians & Police...
Surveillance
Surveillance
Intercepting Prisoner Communications
Most Current Article
2007 Police Surveillance
2005 Intercepting Prisoner Comm...
Miranda
When Waivers are Required
When Waivers are Required
Waivers
Invocations
Invocations
Rules of Suppression
Most Current Article
2005 Miranda: When Warnings are Req....
2005 Miranda Exceptions
2006 Miranda Waivers and Invocations
2006 Post-Invocation Questioning
2006 Miranda Waivers and Invocations
2006 "Technical" Miranda Violations
Questioning Suspects: Other Issues
Questioning Charged Suspects
Questioning By Police Agents (Massiah)
Interrogation
Most Current Article
2007 The Right to Counsel in Criminal ...
2007 The Right to Counsel in Criminal ...
2009 Interrogation
Miscellaneous Subjects
Lineups and Showups
Digital Photos and Confessions
Testifying in Court
Most Current Article
2004 Lineups and Showups
2004 Digital Photos and Confessions
2009 Testifying in Court
Motions
Motions to Suppress Evidence
Motions to Disclose Informants
Motions to Disclose Surveillance Sites
Harvey-Madden Motions
Most Current Article
2003 Averting Evidence Suppression
2006 Informants: Protecting Their Id...
2001 Protecting Surveillance Sites
2005 Harvey-Madden