Redwood Curtain CopWatch, based in the north coast of California, is part of a larger movement of self organized CopWatch groups throughout the US. Our local efforts seek to intervene in the drastic rise of the presence, militarization, and violence of the police, and build support networks based on self-determination, caring, and concrete needs.
Public Defender
The Legal System Is a 3 Ring Circus, March 2011 by Lenda Beck
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 9:13pmOur legal system is a circus one act after another. Officers go out and make
arrests and the legal system plays with the lives of that person until they
get to plea to something, then they all get applause. It is a three ring
circus. The Cops arrest,,... The DA makes big charges and the court appointed
attorneys wheel and deal with a bargain that make all winners.. Except the
accused and they are always guilty of something ,,.cause they keep the
circus running.
DON'T Give Up (Waive) Your Right To a Speedy Trial in California. You're Criminal Case Could Be Dismissed If There is a Lack of Courtrooms and Judges Available In TIme
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 10:55pmState high court upholds dismissal of 18 criminal cases in Riverside County because of judges shortage [updated]
The defendants in the two felonies and 16 misdemeanors declined to waive their rights to a speedy trial, forcing a trial judge to dismiss the charges because there were no courtrooms available.
---------------------------------------Please read CopWatch comment to this article---
October 25, 2010
California's budget crisis has proved a boon for some defendants.
In a unanimous ruling, the California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the dismissal of 18 criminal cases, two of them felonies, in Riverside County because there were not enough judges to hear them.
Yet ANOTHER Open Letter Regarding Psychotic and Dangerous Eureka Cop: Rodrigo Reyna-Sanchez
Submitted by copwatch on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 2:13pmJuly 6, 2010 2:58am
Open Letter To Eureka Police Chief Garr Nielsen, Eureka City Council members, Eureka Mayor,
Eureka City Attorney, Sheryl Schaffner:
Re: EPD Sergeant Rodrigo Reyna-Sanchez punches a young man in the side of the head and threatens teenage witness if he testifies to seeing the punch
