The National Law Journal, December 21, 2009 by Marcia Coyle
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“This may be a natural consequence, and the new priorities may be right, but this does mean fewer resources for other important law enforcement objectives,” said Weisselberg.

The National Law Journal, December 21, 2009 by Marcia Coyle
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Constitutional principles that apply to police and government in ordinary criminal cases are now interpreted with an eye toward fighting terrorism, he explained. This is evident in terrorism-related hypotheticals in lawyers’ briefs and oral arguments, as well as in court decisions.

El Paso Times, October 13, 2009 by Ramon Bracamontes
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_13546071?IADID=Search-www.elpasotimes.com-www.elpasotimes.com

“The judge has to ask himself right now, ‘Can I still be impartial?’ It’s the one question he alone has to answer,” said Weisselberg, who teaches federal criminal law procedure. “It’s a tough question to answer because federal law clearly states that if a reasonable person can question the judge’s impartiality, then a judge has to disqualify himself.”

Oakland Tribune, January 15, 2009 by Katy Murphy
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“Are police officers charged with assault and sexual assault and homicide crimes? The answer is yes. Cops are people, too,” said Frank Zimring, a law professor at UC Berkeley. But, he said, murder is so rarely charged as a result of an on-duty use of deadly force because there’s usually “a palpable issue of risk” to the arresting officers or bystanders…. “The officer hasn’t told his side of the story, but when he does, there isn’t going to be an element of that risk,” he said.

Charles Weisselberg, also a UC Berkeley law professor, said it was too soon for him to weigh in on the murder charge, especially without having seen the witness statements and other evidence presented to Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff. “I find it really hard from the videos to determine what’s going on,” he said.

The Mercury News, January 14, 2009 by Tammerlin Drummond
http://www.mercurynews.com/oakland-bart-shooting/ci_11447007

“You charge for the top crime it could be,” says Franklin Zimring, a professor at UC Berkeley’s Boalt Law School, who specializes in criminal law. That top crime, he says, would be second-degree murder — which automatically includes the lesser possibilities of voluntary or involuntary manslaughter.

But if that were to be the case, says Charles Weisselberg, a criminal procedure expert at Boalt Law, “he will want to think carefully about how to state that to members of the public.”

KTUU-TV, Oct. 31, 2008 by Jason Lamb and Rebecca Palsha
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=9276292

A professor of Law at Berkeley Law School, Charles Weisselberg said the term “conviction” can be used in two different contexts. “We’ll often hear the word conviction when the jury returns a verdict of guilty,” said Weisselberg. “That’s the most common and well-understood use of the word. But in federal court, a conviction isn’t made final in the trial court until the person has been sentenced.”

Miller-McCun Magazine, July 11, by Ryan Blitstein
http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/517

Weisselberg believes the judicial ripple effects may reach beyond accused terrorists, with criminal law and procedures from terrorism trials bleeding over to federal cases…. “I don’t think there will be a way to protect U.S. law against these influences, even if we were to remove many cases from the federal courts system,” he said….. Despite his worries, Weisselberg hopes these theories won’t come to fruition. “I’d be happy,” he said, “to be proved wrong.”

Los Angeles Times, July 20, by Maura Dolan
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sentence20jul20,1,6991747.story?ctrack=7&cset=true

“For defendants there is no downside to going back and seeking re-sentencing.”

Modesto Bee, July 25, by Emilie Raguso
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/23072.html

“This is a situation where the response of police would be questioned almost any way they decided to go…If a person has weapons and police attempt to force entry, that’s dangerous to officers. They might have to use deadly force to disarm someone with an automatic weapon, and that could lead to the same outcome the officers were trying to avoid.”

McClatchy Newspapers, July 29, by Michael Doyle
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/186022.html

“If the Navy really doesn’t consider itself bound by its own recruiting agreements as to the length of service, it should be forced to change its recruiting practices,” Weisselberg said.