Government,
Criminal
Nov. 11, 2019
The LA County Public Defender’s Prosecution Office
One take on the current race to be the next district attorney of Los Angeles County.
Marc Debbaudt
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Email: mdebbaudt@da.lacounty.gov
Marc is president emeritus of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys.
What if the Los Angeles County public defender was an elected position?
In San Francisco, the public defender is elected. In Los Angeles, the public defender is appointed by the Board of Supervisors. What would it be like if candidates contended for the position of public defender as an elected position, not an appointed one? One might expect slogans like:
"I promise to plead no one, and fight ever...
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