Message from the Chair

• Publication year: 2018

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Greetings to all of you! I am deeply honored to take over as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Criminal Law Section, and I offer my thanks and appreciation to my immediate predecessor, Christopher Honigsberg, for his fine work for the Section.

This edition of the Criminal Law Journal offers an intriguing analysis of how cognitive biases can affect Brady litigation, written by Ryan Balisacan, a 2018 LL.M. recipient from Harvard University School of Law. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Hanasono contributes an article on the 10-day and 60-day rules for Preliminary Hearings, and Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Benjamin Beltramo provides a thorough review of the Third District Court of Appeal's decision in People v. Malik, in which the California Supreme Court's holding in People v. Sanchez regarding experts use of hearsay is extended to cross-examination.

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