Government,
Criminal
Dec. 22, 2020
LA County public defender issues statement of support for new DA
"The people of Los Angeles elected George Gascón to be the district attorney for their county," read the statement from Public Defender Ricardo Garcia. "They did so with full knowledge that he would commit the office of the district attorney to the reforms that this community demands."
New Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has a fan: County Public Defender Ricardo Garcia.
Garcia's office issued a statement supporting Gascón on Monday.
Gascón has faced a deluge of criticism from rank and file prosecutors, law enforcement and victims' groups for his policies, such as refusing to charge any juvenile as an adult, halting the seeking of the death penalty and banning ...
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