High court will decide whether DA has the power to bar his lawyers from asking for stiffer terms for offenders with prior convictions.
California’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, Aug. 31, agreed to decide whether Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has the power to bar his lawyers from asking for stiffer terms for offenders with prior convictions.
Gascón issued a series of special directives upon taking office, with many of them raising the ire of some law enforcement officials who accused him of being soft on crime. In 2021, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant ruled largely in favor of the association, saying Gascón cannot issue a blanket order telling prosecutors to ignore laws the ADDA contends were designed to protect the public, including three-strike additions and other sentencing enhancements.
Gascón maintains the three-strikes law imposes draconian penalties on defendants who were previously convicted of certain prior felonies.
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