Criminal
Feb. 4, 2021
LA sheriff’s officers will attend parole hearings if DAs won’t
Prosecutors say Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s decision to send his investigators to appear in their absence is unprecedented.
Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators will replace prosecutors at parole hearings if District Attorney George Gascón continues to prohibit his attorneys from appearing at them, according to Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
In a three-page letter sent to Gascón Wednesday, the sheriff said his office will represent crime victims in the absence of prosecutors if the DA doesn't reverse his position that prosecutorial input at parole heari...
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