Articles & Publications

FIREWALL (CDAA's High Tech Crimes Newsletter)

"Presenting Text Messages to a Jury" (Firewall, Winter 2017, CDAA)
"Ransomware: The Public Sector’s Perfect Storm" (Firewall, Winter 2017, CDAA)
"Admissibility of Social Media Evidence at Trial" (Firewall, Summer 2016, CDAA)
"Techy Human Traffickers" (Firewall, Summer 2016, CDAA)
"Crimes Against Children: Technology’s Impact on Victimization and Witness Intimidation" (Firewall, Spring 2015, CDAA.)
"Helping Business Victims Avoid Violations of California’s Breach Notification Laws" (Firewall, Summer 2015, CDAA.)
"Synthetic Identity Theft Prosecution" (Firewall, Summer 2015, CDAA)
"Password Compulsion for Encrypted Cellular Devices" (Firewall, Winter 2015, CDAA)
"Penal Code Section 632 and Skimming Cases: A Path to State Prison" (Firewall, Winter 2015, CDAA)
"Internet of Things (IoT)" (Firewall, Winter 2015, CDAA)
"Discovery Obligations and YOUR Personal Cellphone" (Firewall, Winter 2015, CDAA)
"A Prosecutor’s Guide to Twitter" (Firewall, Spring 2005, CDAA.)

PROSECUTOR'S BRIEF (CDAA's Quarterly Journal)

"Protecting Our Children From Internet Predators" (Prosecutor's Brief, Winter 2020, CDAA.)
"Compelled Decryption of Devices” (Prosecutor’s Brief, Winter 2019, CDAA)
"Sextortion Through Social Media" (Prosecutor’s Brief, Spring 2019, CDAA)
“A Brief Introduction to the Dark Web and Cryptocurrency" (Prosecutor’s Brief, Fall 2019, CDAA)
"Forensic Aspects of School Bullying and Cyberbulling" (Prosecutor’s Brief, Spring/Summer 2018, CDAA)
"Investigating and Charging Intellectual Property Cases” (Prosecutor’s Brief, Fall 2018, CDAA)
"Body Cams: Where We Stand, An Overview of the CDAA’s National Body Cam Summit" (Prosecutor’s Brief, Fall 2016, CDAA)
"Body-Worn Cameras, the Prosecutor, and the Question of Public Access" (Prosecutor’s Brief, Winter 2016, CDAA)
"Expanding Horizons: Drone Regulations from a Prosecutorial Perspective" (Prosecutor’s Brief, Winter 2016, CDAA)
"Combatting Human Trafficking Through Big Data" (Prosecutor’s Brief, Summer 2016, CDAA)
"Understanding the “Nonce-Sense” of Bitcoin: A Guide for Prosecutors" (Prosecutor’s Brief, Summer 2015, CDAA)

DID YOU KNOW … (CDAA's Bi-monthly Member Newsletter)

"The Complexities of Compelling Facial Biometrics" (Did You Know, Jan./Feb. 2020, CDAA)
"Restricting the Freedom of Social Media Speech" (Did You Know, Nov./Dec. 2019, CDAA)
"Emojis As Evidence" (Did You Know, May/Jun. 2019, CDAA)
"Pride or Prejudice? Detective Darcy's Undercover Social Media Account" (Did You Know, Apr. 2019, CDAA)
"Passcodes, Biometric Features, and Fifth Amendment Self-Incrimination" (Did You Know, Jan-Feb-Mar 2019, CDAA)

CDAA HIGH TECH CRIMES MANUAL (2009)

“Jurisdiction, Venue, and Vicinage in California High Tech Crime Felony Cases” (Chapter 1, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Search and Seizure” (Chapter 2, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Legal Process for Obtaining Records; Legal and Effective Access to Electronic Communication Evidence Held by Networking Service Providers” (Chapter 3, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Paying for the Production of Records in Criminal Cases” (Chapter 4, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“High Tech Case Interview Techniques” (Chapter 5, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Digital Discovery for Prosecutors” (Chapter 6, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Preparing the Forensic Examiner for Examination” (Chapter 7, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Defeating Spurious Objections in High Tech Cases” (Chapter 8, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Online Child Pornography and Exploitation” (Chapter 9, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Voir Dire in Computer-Facilitated Crimes Against Children” (Chapter 10, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Defeating the Virtual Defense in Child Pornography Cases” (Chapter 11, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Identity Theft” (Chapter 12, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Factual Innocence for Identity Theft Victims” (Chapter 13, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
"Software, Movie, and Music Piracy" (Chapter 14, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)
“Auction Fraud” (Chapter 15, Investigation & Prosecution of High Tech Crimes, CDAA.)