Government,
Criminal
Jan. 28, 2021
Deputies say LA DA misread appellate cases
In a response brief filed late Tuesday on behalf of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County, Eric M. George of Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP wrote Gascón "simply misread case law" when he argued that no court has ever held prosecutors have a mandatory duty to file enhancement charges under California's Three Strikes Law.
As Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón prepared to defend the legality of his special directives in court next week, the union representing more than 800 of his deputies in a lawsuit seeking to enjoin of his policies argued he misinterpreted several appellate decisions he cited in his objection to their petition for a writ of mandate.
In a response brief filed late Tuesday on behalf of the Association of Deputy Distri...
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