Author Archives: Tim Warriner

Follow @@warrinerlaw AB 3043, effective January 1, 2021, requires CDCR to give inmates a 30 minute confidential phone call with their lawyer every month. Previously, attorneys had to request calls, and at some facilities, CDCR would deny requests. This law … Continue reading →

Follow @@warrinerlaw Click here for more info about my webinar entitled Accessing Police Discipline Files. The webinar is presented through the California Lawyers Association. It is being held July 30 at 5:30 p.m. My co-presenter is Geoffrey S. Sheldon. Follow … Continue reading →

Follow @@warrinerlaw An elderly client in federal custody will soon be released to the safety of his home. The court factored the potential impact of COVID-19 in deciding to release the client. In addition to being elderly, the client had … Continue reading →

Follow @@warrinerlaw Due to the COVID-19 risk in our jails and prisons, every effort should be made to avoid incarceration and, for those in prison, get released. Here are some strategies that attorneys can use to help clients avoid, or … Continue reading →

Follow @@warrinerlaw Attorney General Barr has directed the BOP to expand its use of home confinement for at-risk inmates. Inmates released to home confinement will face a 14-day quarantine. Barr directed BOP to assess “whether [an inmate] . . . … Continue reading →

Follow @@warrinerlaw The Judicial Council unanimously approved the following measures, extended 90 days after the COVID-19 State of Emergency is lifted: *extend the 10 court day period for holding a preliminary hearing and the defendant’s right to release to 30 … Continue reading →

Follow @@warrinerlaw “Great job! Now I know who to call when I need help in the future.” S.M., November 5, 2019 Follow @@warrinerlaw

Follow @@warrinerlaw Congratulations to my fellow Team 5 members of the Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court for winning the Outstanding Program Award from the American Inns of Court (AIC). Great work, everyone! The program generated some terrific and much … Continue reading →

Follow @@warrinerlaw After a long, hard, fight, the California 5th District Court of Appeal has just reversed a client’s life sentence. Thank you to L.L. and his family for your patience and for always staying positive over the course of … Continue reading →

Follow @@warrinerlaw The California Supreme Court has decided In re Cook, a case addressing whether post-conviction Franklin hearings, where the trial court can provide favorable facts and findings to the parole board, can be held where a prisoner’s conviction is … Continue reading →