Police Misconduct Attorney Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for Excessive Force / Police Brutality, False Arrests, Malicious Prosecutions, Wrongful Deaths (Shootings and Smothering [positional asphyxia]). Mr. Steering is a Police Misconduct Attorney who sues the police in Chula Vista, California, in San Diego County and throughout California. Unlike many other cities in San Diego County, the City of Chula Vista has its own police department. THE CHULA VISTA POLICE ARE BRUTAL AND FREQUENTLY ARREST THEIR VICTIMS. Police officers are not legal scholars. They don’t read the advance sheets or the Daily Journal to keep up with the latest rulings from the California Appellate Courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court. Chula Vista police officers cannot explain the Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel or the preclusive effect of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). However, Chula Vista police officers know this; that if they successfully procure your criminal prosecution and conviction for a “resistance offense” (i.e. Cal. Penal Code § 69 (felony resisting peace officer with force/violence), Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1) (misdemeanor resisting/delaying/obstructing peace officer), Cal. Penal Code § 243(b) (misdemeanor battery on peace officer), Cal. Penal Code § 243(c)(2) (battery on peace officer with injury) or Cal. Penal Code § 245(c) (assault with deadly weapon/force likely result in Great Bodily Injury)), that you cannot successfully sue them in court for false arrest, excessive force, illegal searches and malicious prosecution with very few exceptions. This is because any of the above-referenced “resistance offenses” have at least element in common; they all require that the alleged victim peace officer must be engaged in the “lawful performance of their duties” in order for you to be guilty of any such “resistance offenses”. See, People v. Curtis, 70 Cal.2d 347 (1969). See also the standard California criminal jury instructions CALCRIM 2670 “Lawful Performance of Duties”. Accordingly, if you are convicted of any “resistance offense”, there has been a judicial determination that the alleged victim police officer was not acting unlawfully, such as by using excessive force, or falsely detaining or falsely arresting another, or unlawfully searching you or your home or other property, all under the Doctrine of Collateral; that is if an issue of fact has been determined against you in a previous judicial proceeding, you cannot relitigate that issue / factual determination in a subsequent judicial proceeding. JERRY L. STEERING IS AN EXPERT AND SPECIALIST IN SUING THE POLICE IN FEDERAL COURT. Because Police Misconduct Civil Rights cases involve the violation of federal constitutional rights, these cases typically end up being litigated and tried in federal court. Federal Juries in San Diego County are a hard sell. They love the police and you need to really show them a likeable plaintiff and defendant police officers who they basically despise. It doesn’t matter what the law states your rights are, or what the jury instructions say, or even what the evidence shows, if a cop-loving jury is just not going to vote for you. In Police Misconduct Civil Rights cases the only thing that does matter is whether you win or lose; that’s all. Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984. His many years of experience, knowledge and savvy can help you maximize your chances of winning in federal court in San Diego. As the saying goes, “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the judge”. If you are the victim of Police Misconduct, call Jerry L. Steering at (949) 474-1849 or email Mr. Steering at jerry@steeringlaw.com. Free Case Evaluation Specializing in Defending bogus Criminal Cases and Suing Police Officers for Violating your Constitutional Rights since 1984 for Excessive Force, Police Brutality, False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution, K-9 Maulings, Police Beatings & Shootings and Wrongful Death and Concealing or Destroying Evidence.
