Criminal
Dec. 14, 2020
Some judges, prosecutors defy new LA DA
Some deputies have refused to withdraw sentence enhancements, as directed by DA George Gascón, while others said they are writing out scripts for their next court appearances to make clear on the record that their requests to dismiss charges are strictly because of an order and not because it's the law, they said.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón's ambitions for reducing incarceration levels in the nation's largest local jail system have already reached a boiling point as some judges and his deputies have defied the policies he announced last week.
Prosecutors were directed to withdraw enhancement charges like gang affiliation and hate crimes in open cases and recent convictions at their next court appearances, but at least ...
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