Criminal,
Construction,
Constitutional Law
Apr. 19, 2014
Criminal courts can do better in cases of mistaken arrest
Both the 9th Circuit and California criminal courts can do better by persons mistakenly arrested on warrants meant for others.
Robert L. Bastian Jr.
Partner
Bastian & Dini
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Whittier Law School
Both the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and California criminal courts can do better by persons mistakenly arrested on warrants meant for others.
Santiago Rivera, for example, had the misfortune of having the same first and last name, albeit a different middle name, and of being within 10 pounds of the description of the person identified on a warrant. It took only 30 days of jail time to sort it out, notwithstanding that Rivera had been previously jailed for nine days, 20 year...
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