Peter J. Pitchess
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Peter J. Pitchess was the 28th Sheriff
of Los Angeles County, California
. He was originally from Salt Lake City, Utah
.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess served on the Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission
during the nuclear crisis in the early 1960s. The position was of importance as it was at the time of the peak of the cold war nuclear scare.
Pitchess started his career as an FBI Special agent. In 1953, he was appointed Under-Sheriff.
Pitchess' name is well known as a party in a famous California case entitled Pitchess v. Superior Court 11 Cal.3d 531 (1974). See Pitchess motion
.
) in Los Angeles County was named after him.
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
of Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
. He was originally from Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess served on the Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission
Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission
The Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission is a nine member panel originally set up to deal with the threat of nuclear war, in addition to perennial Los Angeles County concerns involving flooding, landslides, fires, and earthquakes.-History:...
during the nuclear crisis in the early 1960s. The position was of importance as it was at the time of the peak of the cold war nuclear scare.
Pitchess started his career as an FBI Special agent. In 1953, he was appointed Under-Sheriff.
Pitchess' name is well known as a party in a famous California case entitled Pitchess v. Superior Court 11 Cal.3d 531 (1974). See Pitchess motion
Pitchess motion
A Pitchess motion is a request made by the defense in a California criminal case, such as a DUI case or a resisting arrest case, to access a law enforcement officer's personnel information when the defendant alleges in an affidavit that the officer used excessive force or lied about the events...
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Misc.
The Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center (part of North County Correctional FacilityNorth County Correctional Facility
North County Correctional Facility is a Los Angeles County Jail, run by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Located approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, it is one of four jails located within the Pitchess Detention Center North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) is...
) in Los Angeles County was named after him.