Criminal
Mar. 29, 2021
Public defender blasts LA courts' pretrial jail extension
“These orders do not promote safety; they keep our clients, mostly from Black and Brown communities, in jail when they are presumed innocent,” Los Angeles County Public Defender Ricardo Garcia wrote in a tweet.
For the third time since January, statutory deadlines for criminal trials and juvenile dependency matters have been extended in Los Angeles County, a move Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor described as necessary during the pandemic, but one the county's public defender called an abrogation of his clients' due process rights.
Los Angeles County Public Defender Ricardo Ga...
To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In
