Your day in Court. Maybe.
Written by Joy C. Rosenquist, Esq. Jury trials are at the very foundation of American democracy. However, for every 100 cases that are filed in court, statistics say that only about 5 of them will ever make it to a jury trial. Why is this? There are a few ...Read More
Giving Voluntary Statements After An Officer Involved Shooting.
After an officer involved shooting there are generally two investigations which are conducted. An internal department or administrative investigation and an investigation conducted by the District Attorney Office or other outside agency to determine any criminal misconduct by the officers. Though officers cannot refuse to give a statement to their ...Read More
Federal Prosecutors Trying to Get Paul Goyette Removed as Counsel
Why are the Feds saying they want Paul removed? Because it poses a potential conflict of interest. Because it could be turned over on appeal. What is the REAL reason? Because Paul Goyette has a 15 year winning streak in Federal Court. Because every criminal trial Paul has taken to jury ...Read More
Who Is Watching the Watchdog?
Not the Courts. On the night of April 9, 2007, a Lieutenant received a phone call at home from his employer, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), informing him that he would be interrogated the very next morning by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), an agency ...Read More
Officer’s Excessive Force Reinstated with Full Seniority
On August 24, 2008, Correctional Officer Jorge Garcia was working a shift in a rover position assisting officers wherever needed for the San Joaquin County Jail. Suddenly, he received a radio transmission from a partner requesting assistance in Unit 4, a tense and dangerous unit reserved for discipline problems. As ...Read More
Writ of Mandate GRANTED for Susanville POA
The Lassen County Superior Court has granted a Petition for Writ of Mandate on behalf of the Susanville Police Officers Association commanding the City of Susanville to comply with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and SPOA, and to take all remedial actions necessary to correct ...Read More
CCSO Vice President Video Testimonial: His Criminal Trial Win
Paul Goyette, Managing Partner at G&A recently represented Chris Gold: CCSO’s Vice President in a criminal trial that would have cost him his career, reputation and entire way of life. To watch the video on YouTube, click Criminal Trial Client Testimonial ...Read More
Right to Meet and Confer Upheld for Chico POA
After a 13 month battle in Superior Court, G&A attorney John McCaslin’s and labor representative Steve Allen’s efforts prevailed against the City of Chico on behalf of our Client, Chico Police Officer’s Association. Chico POA President, Terry Moore expressed his gratitude to G&A – especially to John and Steve in ...Read More
G&A Trial Team Keeps Winning Streak Alive
Paul Goyette and his trial team have put their expert trial skills to good use and have pieced together an extraordinary winning streak in high profile criminal defense cases dating back to 1995. An El Dorado county jury took only 45 minutes to find Christopher Gold Not Guilty of four ...Read More