Approval

Question 0

Blanket paper–peremptory challenge in all cases–or challenge for cause?

Answer 0

Chief Deputy

Question 1

In a significant misdemeanor case involving public interest, who must you have approval to waive jury trial?

Answer 1

Chief Deputy

Question 2

Who must give approval for leniency or immunity when it is a major or significant case?

Answer 2

Chief Deputy

Question 3

Who must you notify when inadvertently served for civil case via telephone?

Answer 3

Assistant District Attorney

Question 4

Who must authorize all immunity or leniency on Special Circumstances cases?

Answer 4

Special Circumstance Committee Chair

Question 5

Prior to using a jailhouse informant as a witness, who must give permission?

Answer 5

The Jailhouse informant committee

Question 6

Who makes up the Jailhouse Informant Committee?

Answer 6

The committee is made up of the Chief Deputy, Assistant District Attorneys, and the Bureau Directors

Question 7

If a Jailhouse Informant testifies, who must be informed?

Answer 7

If informant testifies, trial DDA must inform HABLIT

Question 8

Who must give approval if not charging because of disproportionate cost?

Answer 8

Bureau Director

Question 9

Who Must give approval if you are requesting bail deviation of over $1,000,000?

Answer 9

Bureau Director

Question 10

Who must be notified if you get a recusal motion?

Answer 10

Notify HD and BD if you get a recusal motion, BD must notify Conflict of Interest Designee

Question 11

Who must authorize all immunity or leniency on all other cases–not special circumstance or major/significant cases

Answer 11

Bureau Director

Question 12

Who must be notified when a HD approves individual paper of a judge?

Answer 12

Bureau Director

Question 13

If AHD or DIC does not resolve an officer’s concern about getting a case filed, then the supervisor of the officer can appeal to?

Answer 13

Head Deputy

Question 14

Whose approval Is required when using proposition 115 testimony in a preliminary hearing involving special circumstances?

Answer 14

Head Deputy

Question 15

Whose approval is required for a Bail deviation that exceeds $100,000?

Answer 15

Head Deputy

Question 16

Whose approval is required when seeking A peremptory challenge of a judge in an individual case?

Answer 16

Head Deputy

Question 17

Whose approval is needed when seeking to a deviation from charged from a fitnessed up case from juvenal filing DA?

Answer 17

Head Deputy

Question 18

Whose approval is needed for body attachment on DV victim?

Answer 18

Head Deputy

Question 19

Whose approval is needed to subpoena newsperson who is percipient witness?

Who must be the DDA notify prior to subpoena?

Answer 19

Approval from Head Deputy

Notify Media Relations

Question 20

Prior to taking any action on 851.8 petition, who must DDA notify?

Answer 20

Head Deputy

Question 21

If DDA find that 851.8 petition should be granted, who must he submit his recommendation to? Who must that person notify?

Answer 21

Head Deputy for Approval. If Head Deputy agrees, then he must notify Bureau Director.

Question 22

What happens when a case is presented that involves member of the justice system, who must the filing DDA notify?

Answer 22

Head Deputy of JSID

Question 23

If CA and filer don’t agree, the supervisor of the CA can appeal?

Answer 23

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 24

If a case is filed, but when the preliminary hearing occurs, the deputy realized that is should be a special circumstance case, the deputy shall present all available evidence. Who shall the deputy notify?

Answer 24

He shall then notify his HD or DIC that the case qualifies as a special circumstance murder.

Question 25

Who shall authorize filing of special circumstance in the information when sufficient evidence in support has been presented at preliminary hearing and the defendant has due notice of the charge?

Answer 25

Head Deputy or the Deputy in Charge

Question 26

Who gives approval when seeking 115 testimony on non-corpus testimony--only in unusual cases?

Answer 26

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 27

Who gives approval when waiving preliminary hearing?

Answer 27

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 28

Who must give authorization for a search warrant executed out of LA County?

Answer 28

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 29

Who must you notify if potential Brady information? And then must write memo

Answer 29

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 30

Who must give approval prior to filing a 871.5 motion?

Answer 30

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 31

Who must give approval prior to filing more than 15 counts?

Answer 31

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 32

Who must give approval when declining to charge a new felony when defendant has another pending charge?

Answer 32

Head Deputy or Deputy in charge

Question 33

Who must a DDA notify when during case he becomes aware of possible criminal misconduct of member of justice system?

Answer 33

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 34

Who must be consulted regarding suitability of house arrest?

Answer 34

Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 35

Who must be contacted regarding a discovery request relating to witness in witness protection program?

Answer 35

Lt. in Bureau of Investigation

Question 36

if officer disagree with filer’s decision not to file, then he may appeal the decision to?

Answer 36

Assistant Head Deputy or Deputy in Charge

Question 37

A Deputy District Attorney I, II or III may not submit a case on the preliminary hearing transcript without prior approval from?

Answer 37

Deputy District Attorney IV calendar deputy or Head Deputy

Question 38

DDA shall notify the appellate division by writing within how many days of an illegal sentence?

Answer 38

10 days

Question 39

Who give approval for all wiretaps?

Answer 39

Major Narcotics Division

Question 40

If a case is presented where a wiretap was used or is being used, who must be notified prior to filing?

Answer 40

Major Narcotics Division

Question 41

Who must a DDA notify when he finds out that a case he is currently prosecuting is using a wiretap?

Answer 41

Major Narcotics Division

Question 42

Who shall the MND deputy shall notify when wiretap is signed and sealed on a case effecting that division?

Answer 42

Head Deputy, Assistant Head Deputy, and Deputy in Charge

Question 43

How many days must the People notify court if we plan to to file 1538.5(j) motion to relitigate evidence suppressed by preliminary hearing magistrate?

Answer 43

15 days

Question 44

What must a DDA ask the court when given notice by DIC/HD from the Brady Compliance Unit regarding pending sufficient credible information of potential Brady evidence that is reliable and credible?

Answer 44

An ex parte hearing

Question 45

Who Must we notify them of any privileged information that has not been disclosed?

Answer 45

The defense

Question 46

Who must we notify of information learned from Brady Alert system?

Answer 46

The defense