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Families of Victims Say Gascon's Rollback of Initial Policies Aren't Enough
Crime victims and many in the police community have criticized new LA County District Attorney George Gascon’s changes, which eliminated certain sentencing enhancements that add years to prison terms. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.
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Sacramento County DA Blasts George Gascon, Blocks His Jurisdiction on Crimes There
Sacramento County’s chief prosecutor has informed Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon that her office will no longer grant him jurisdiction over any crimes that involve Sacramento County because of Gascon’s special directives that have been criticized by victims’ advocates as too soft on crime.
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Union Sues New LA County DA George Gascon
New DA George Gascon says his reforms will not be slowed by his own prosecutors. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020.
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Prosecutors' Union Files Civil Lawsuit Over DA's New Directives
The union representing Los Angeles County prosecutors filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging newly seated District Attorney George Gascon’s directives to eliminate three-strikes allegations and some sentencing enhancements, alleging the moves are “unlawful.”
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Prosecutors to Ask Court to Stop Some of New District Attorney's Reform Directives
The union that represents most prosecutors who work at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office plans to ask a judge to issue a temporary restraining order Wednesday that would block newly-elected DA George Gascon from implementing a number of reform policies that the association claims are unethical or even illegal for prosecutors to carry-out.
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New DA Reverses Course on Prosecuting Crimes
George Gascon agrees to keep tougher sentencing rules in some cases. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
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New District Attorney Will Allow Sentencing Enhancements in Some Cases
Bowing to pressure, newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has amended his directive to eliminate sentencing enhancements and will now allow them in cases involving the most vulnerable victims and in specified “extraordinary” circumstances.
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Crime Victims' Families React to New DA's Reform Reversal
Some are relieved that child abuse and hate crimes could still face tougher punishment. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
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LA County's New District Attorney Says No Exceptions For His Reduced Punishment Rules
LA County District Attorney George Gascon said Tuesday no exceptions would be made to his new rule that bans prosecutors from filing sentencing enhancements in criminal cases, no matter how terrible the crime. “I do believe that enhancements have driven mass incarceration in this country and I do believe that they’re racist,” he told reporters in a remote video...
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New LA District Attorney Defends Criminal Justice Reforms
“I was very clear about what I was going to do,” Gascon tells critics. Eric Leonard reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.
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Newly Elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Explains Plans for Justice Reform
Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon on Monday outlined sweeping plans for criminal justice reform as he was sworn-in to office, including major changes in how cases are charged, the use of cash bail, the removal of sentencing enhancements, and an expansion of efforts to overturn unjust convictions.
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George Gascon to Be Sworn in as LA County's Top Prosecutor
George Gascon will be sworn in Monday as Los Angeles County’s 43 district attorney.
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New DA George Gascón Names Long Beach Police Shooting Case, Three Others, to Reopen
Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has selected a deadly 2015 police shooting in Long Beach as one of four cases he plans to reopen, it was reported Friday.
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New LA County District Attorney Meets With Families of Police Shootings
George Gascon called it a long road ahead and issued an apology. Beverly White reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020.
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LA County DA Race: Lacey Concedes to Gascón
LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey concession today cleared a path for new leadership of the nation’s largest team of prosecutors. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2020.
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Lacey Concedes Defeat to George Gascón in D.A. Race
The incumbent Jackie Lacey concedes defeat to George Gascón. Her concession comes exactly eight years to the very same day that she became the first woman and first black prosecutor to hold that post. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020.
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LA County District Attorney Race Heats Up With No Clear Winner Election Night
George Gascon help an early lead, but incumbent Jackie Lacey felt confident that she was closing the gap. Beverly White reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Man Freed After Serving 7 Years in South LA Armed Robbery After Suspect Confesses
Derrick Harris was an admitted gang affiliate with a prior felony, but he was not involved in the armed robbery for which he’s spent the last seven years in prison, a Judge ruled Tuesday in throwing out the conviction.
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LA Mayor Garcetti Switches Sides, Endorses George Gascon for DA
Mayor Eric Garcetti switched his endorsement in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s race Sunday from incumbent Jackie Lacey to challenger George Gascon.
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San Francisco to Pay $400K to Settle Lawsuit Over Former DA
San Francisco has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former city investigator who claimed retaliation after expressing concerns that former district attorney George Gascon was allegedly carrying firearms on flights in violation of federal law.