Criminal
Feb. 22, 2021
A sharp rebuke to some of Gascón’s most controversial policies
While a judge took issue with some of the new DA’s most controversial policies, others were left in place. Either way, it appears the way cases are actually being handled has remained largely the same.
Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón ran on a platform of progressive-minded reform. Immediately after entering office, Gascón implemented a series of "special directives," to his deputy district attorneys, the line prosecutors tasked with representing the people of the state of California in most felony, and some misdemeanor, criminal proceedings.
These special directives touched on diverse areas of the ...
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