Jan. 18, 2018
DA seeks ethics rule limiting mention of immigration status in court
San Francisco prosecutor George Gascon believes crime victims and witnesses are being discouraged from testifying.
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón has proposed a rule of professional conduct that would prohibit all California attorneys from disclosing a person’s immigration status in open court or public court records unless authorized by a judge.
Gascón argues that individuals being publicly identified as illegally in the country during criminal or civil cases makes others like them less likely to report crimes or serve as witnesse...
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