Criminal
Feb. 12, 2021
Plans for Penal Code changes are taking shape
Legislators are proposing bills to implement some of nearly a dozen recommendations included in an 89-page report released Tuesday by the Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code.
Recommendations from a state committee of judges, academics and lawmakers for overhauling segments of California's Penal Code to make it less discriminatory and punitive are taking shape in the form of proposed legislation.
Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introduced two bills this week that would give judges more guidance for deciding if dismissal of a sentence enhancement is in the interest of justice and would prevent prosecutors ...
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