Published Articles by Jerry L. Steering Esq.

Contempt of Cop / Resisting Arrest Cases

Jerry L. Steering is an expert in and has prosecuted, defended, consulted or has otherwise been involved in hundreds of ...

Brady List and Pitchess Motions

STEERINGLAW’S “BRADY LIST” If you would like to add a “Bad Apple” cop to the Steeringlaw Brady List page, please ...

Dirty Harry And The Criminal Procedure Counter-Revolution

People who believe the Courts are a bunch of “liberal judges” who let the criminals go free for the slightest technicality, ...

How To Win Your Drug Case; Go After the Cops

Jerry L. Steering is a Police Misconduct Attorney that has many years of experience in defending drug possession and drug ...

The “Contempt of Cop Game”; How Well Can You Play?

The “Contempt of Cop Game” is those set of rules that apply to a situation in which a civilian verbally ...

Why the cops get away with it; the jury system

THE POLICE STATE IS DEPENDENT ON THE GULLIBILITY OF THE BODY POLITIC WHY THE COPS CAN USUALLY GET AWAY WITH IT; THE JURORS To ...

The D.A. Can Do No Wrong; Prosecutorial Immunity And The Police State

Preface: The Police State Isn’t Just The Police. It’s The body politic. It’s those of us who get to sit on juries, ...

How The Exclusionary Rule Backfired And Crushed Americans’ Constitutional Rights

In a very real sense, there is no such thing as “the law.” There is no real live “formula” or ...

Can You Sue The Police For Malicious Criminal Prosecutions?

UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW, EVEN IF YOU CAN PROVE BEYOND ANY DOUBT THAT THE POLICE TRIED TO FRAME YOU, YOU STILL HAVE ...

Why The Police Are Not Our Friends Anymore

In years gone by, we, as a society, had a whole lot more respect for each other; even if the ...

So What’s The Big Deal With The Ninth Amendment?

The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: U.S. Const. Amend. IX: ...

“The Law Is Crazy” – Public Misperception Of The Exclusionary Rule

THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE COUNTER-REVOLUTION; CHANGING THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS TO MAKE PREVIOUSLY DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICE CONDUCT , ...

The Modern Police State: “Officer’s Safety” Replaces “Probable Cause”

PREFACE: THE MODERN POLICE STATE AND WHY YOU DON’T KNOW THAT YOU ARE LIVING IN ONE Police officers usually don’t ...

If You’re The Victim; You’re The Enemy

Yesterday you believed that police officers were basically honest, with a few deviants here and there. Yesterday, you didn’t feel ...