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)