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Criminal

Mar. 16, 2020

Navigating evidence in CalGang petitions for removal

California’s shared gang intelligence is famous for inaccuracies that have led to serious issues of over-inclusion and calls for reform.

Suzy Marinkovich

Associate
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Email: smarinkovich@mofo.com

Suzy is an associate in the firm's San Diego office. Her product liability practice spans several industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, AI and robotics. She also advises clients on privacy and cybersecurity risks across these consumer-facing spaces. She writes frequently on new developments that apply to emerging spaces where law and rapidly-changing technology intersect.

Benjamin S. Kagel

Associate
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Email: bkagel@mofo.com

Univ of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA

Benjamin is an associate in the Litigation Department of the firm's San Diego office. His practice focuses on product liability litigation and advisement within the pharmaceutical, medical devices, technology, and consumer products industries. He counsels clients throughout the entire product life cycle and provides practical risk assessments and regulatory compliance advice.

California's shared gang intelligence is famous for inaccuracies that have led to serious issues of over-inclusion and calls for reform. The database, known as CalGang, has been the subject of several targeted reforms. One such reform went into effect Jan. 1, 2018 and created a process for getting oneself removed from CalGang. The process is a meaningful step towards rectifying the issues plaguing CalGang but its evidentiary boundaries have stumped some of the police ...

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