Criminal
Jan. 21, 2021
Bill seeks more prison time for felons with past hate crime convictions
The change would allow prosecutors to charge prior hate crime convictions as strikes when prosecuting people accused of violent felonies.
California prosecutors would be able to seek increased prison sentences for accused felons who have prior hate crime convictions under proposed legislation introduced in the Assembly.
The measure, AB 266, marks the second time in four years Assemblymember Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove, has sought to expand California’s hate crime laws. Under the proposal introduced last week, Penal Code Section 667.5, the statute that enumerates the viol...
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