Articles
- Miranda For All
By Scott A. Sugarman on the duty to advise an individual not under arrest of their rights to remain silent, obtain an attorney, etc., can even extend well beyond the triggering event of an arrest and can include police interrogation in an individual in their home, office or car, as numerous appellate decisions have held.
Published March 2026 by CACJ, Vol. 52.1, Ed.2026
- Coming for your Phone, Again
By Scott A. Sugarman on how law enforcement officers use probation/parole search conditions to search cell phones and computers and avoid the protections courts have provided for such devices.
Published October 2017 by Daily Journal.
- DUI Checkpoints in California: Know Your Rights
- California Bill Considers PTSD in Veterans’ Criminal Sentencing
- States Clash on Warrantless Searches of Cellphone
By Scott A. Sugarman © 2013
Published 9/8/2013 by Daily Journal.
- Time For a Change: Irrational Interpretation of Drug Laws
By Scott A. Sugarman © 2013
Published 2/1/13 in the Daily Journal.
- Penal Code § 288.5 and the Dilution of the Constitutional Requirement for Jury Unanimity
By Scott A. Sugarman © 2012
Publication of California Public Defender Association.