Wednesday, November 11, 2015. KPCC Southern California Public Radio Covers Ian Wallach’s case of officers shooting an unarmed mentally ill man.
The article, captioned "Officer Involved: A Cry For Help" details several instances of officer shootings of the mentally ill and the need for change, and can be read here: http://projects.scpr.org/officer-involved/stories/a-call-for-help/
Monday, August 10, 2015. Client with 12 years exposure gets 45 days CalTrans. Torrance Courthouse.
The client was offered five years of state prison. On the day of trial, with all witnesses subpoenaed and issues identified, the prosecution agreed to a disposition allowing for 45 days of CalTrans. The client is eligible for a misdemeanor and expungement upon completion of probation.
Friday, May 8, 2015. Not Guilty.
Metro Courthouse. Department 75. Mr. Wallach's client acquitted after an eleven day trial. The client was facing allegations of DUI and a refusal. The verdict came back in 30 minutes, finding the client "Not Guilty."
October 10, 2014, Wallach On Law
“Final Words”, A Collection Of Last Statements Of Executed Inmates, And Exonoree Ray Krone, Who Came Too Close To Being One – Featuring Marc Asnin and Ray Krone. Celebrated Photojournalist Marc Asnin discusses his new work, “Final Words”, which documents the final statements of executed death row inmates. And Ray Krone, a celebrated...
October 2, 2014. Wallach On Law
The Kelly Report and The Need For Gun Legislation – Featuring Congress Person Robin Kelly. Congress Person Robin Kelly of the Second Congressional District of Illinois compiled “The Kelly Report” – a comprehensive analysis of gun violence in America with proposed recommendations. She joins the show to discuss The Kelly Report, her efforts...
Sept. 23, 2014. Wallach On Law – Exonerations and Coming Home – Featuring Nicholas Yarris.
Nicholas Yarris was the first individual to seek post-conviction DNA testing. He was convicted in 1982 based on an edited confession. During his incarceration, he was subsequently convicted of escape and sentenced to 30 years. He was exonerated of the murder in 2003. He provides insight to the life of a death-row...
Saturday, September 6, 2014. Wallach on Law, Fire & Gasoline –When the Mentally Ill Meet Police. Featuring Ron Honberg of NAMI (the National Alliance For Mental Illness).
Officer-Involved Fatalities & Shootings on the mentally ill are becoming commonplace. In August, Ezell Ford was killed by two Los Angeles County Police Department officers, who stopped him because he was acting strange, and when a struggle ensued, killed him when they believed he was reaching for their weapons. Three months earlier, in Detroit, Dontre Hamilton was lawfully sleeping in a public park...
Saturday, August 30, 2014. Wallach on Law — Gun Legislation & Officer Training — Featuring California Assembly Member Das Williams, And Gun Rights Activist Sheriff Richard Mack (“Sheriff Mack”).
Gun regulation is potentially the most partisan and divisive issue in the U.S. Some believe that any form of gun regulation in unlawful. Others don't believe the Second Amendment provides a right to possess a gun free from regulation. And others are more concerned with the present – determining that, in the...
Saturday, August 23, 2014. Wallach on Law – The Road Back — Featuring Karen Wolff, Social Worker with the Innocence Project and Harold Hall, who was released after 14 years when the 9th Circuit reversed his conviction.
On Wallach on Law, we discuss the problems facing those released from jail after prolonged periods – whether incarcerated justly or unjustly. We speak with Karen Wolff, a social worker with the Innocence Project, about the work of Innocence Projects worldwide, and the tools that are needed to help those who have...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014. District Court Allows Claims, Including Race-Based Claims, To Proceed In Class Action Filed on Behalf of Black and Elderly Inmates Infected by Valley Fever Due to Incarceration at Pleasant Valley and Avenal Prisons.
United States District Judge Lawrence O'Neill denied a motion brought by Defendants Gov. Brown, Matthew Cate, and other Cal. Dep't. of Corrections officials to dismiss 8th amendment claims, and race-based claims asserting violation of equal protection asserted by inmates of African descent. The Amended Complaint alleges that the defendants knew, or should...
