Probable Cause
"The legal blog with the really low standard of review. While the primary emphasis of this blog is criminal law and procedure, there will be occasional commentary on constitutional and international law, as well."
Author: Rick Horowitz is a solo practitioner in Fresno, Calif.
Blawg Related Categories: Constitutional Law • Criminal Justice • Criminal Procedure • International Law • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Probable Cause
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Once Upon A Time: A Tale Of Search & Seizure
Once upon a time, in the land that would one day become the United States of America, law enforcement officers of the King of England were allowed by the King to stop and search citizens…
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If I Only Had A Badge
By the time you finish reading this, you will know everything you need to know in order to testify, in court, as a gang cop. Don’t let me mislead you: you won’t know everything you…
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Three Daughters Lost
I have had a difficult time trying to decide what title to give this post. This is not one of my “normal” posts. Not by a long shot. A fellow criminal defense attorney, a woman…
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Black Terrorists or Black Plague?
Officially, the basic rule in the United States of America is still that “searches conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by judge or magistrate, are per se unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment —…
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Goose-stepping Our Way to the Fourth Reich
Over on my other blog — I maintain FresnoCriminalDefense.com as my website and blog relating to more regional issues specific to my Fresno criminal defense office — I had the chance to respond to one…
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Defending Innocent People
A large number — no doubt many people — arrested by the police are guilty. Often enough, they’re even actually guilty of the crime for which they have been arrested. No matter how much of…
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Hold Up There, Pardner!
I thought I’d mentioned the town of Tenaha, Texas before, so this story looked familiar to me. A link sent by Bunny Chafowitz, however, makes the story look fresh so maybe it’s just my imagination.…
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The Mosh Pit of Non-Adversarial Convictions
Nearly fifty years ago, the United States Supreme Court held that all people — even poor people — are entitled to be defended by competent counsel. Anyone who watches television knows that “if you cannot…
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The Crucible of Adversarial Testing
Albert Einstein once said: A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory. Experiments help us find the answers to problems. Experiments help us find…
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How to Avoid a Drunk Driving Arrest & Conviction
The first and most obvious way to avoid a drunk driving arrest is not to drive after drinking. (Notice I didn’t say, “don’t drive drunk.” It stands to reason that you shouldn’t drive drunk, but…