Criminal,
Government
Dec. 11, 2020
Gascón commits to massive changes in criminal sentencing
Under the new policies, both defendants whose cases are pending in criminal court and those who have already been sentenced can expect to see substantial reductions in their maximum confinement time.
On his first day in office after winning the 2020 election for Los Angeles County District Attorney, George Gascón released nine “special directives” to all deputy district attorneys under his supervision. These directives lay out sweeping changes to the district attorney’s office’s policies on a wide variety of topics including juvenile court proceedings, cash bail (or lack thereof), and standards of review for habeas corpus petitions. Of particular interest, however...
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