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They were locked up 17 years ago for a murder. L.A.’s new district attorney is setting them free
3 days, 17 hours ago

They were locked up 17 years ago for a murder. L.A.’s new district attorney is setting them free

LA Times  

After spending 17 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit, Lombardo Palacios walks out of the Los Angeles County courthouse a free man with his mother, Claudia Ortiz. In a dramatic courtroom scene that one wrongly convicted woman called “a Christmas miracle,” a Los Angeles County judge on Friday vacated the murder sentences of two people — …

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Marriage, service, TikTok fame: How the Menendez brothers spent 34 years in prison
4 weeks ago

Marriage, service, TikTok fame: How the Menendez brothers spent 34 years in prison

LA Times  

Erik Menendez, center, listens to his attorney Leslie Abramson, as his brother Lyle looks on in Beverly Hills in 1991. “The methodology to study that case is the same whether it gets media attention or not,” Hochman said Saturday on “Fox & Friends.” “You got to speak to the prosecutors, law enforcement, victim family members and the defense, and only …

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Column: Gascón, ousted as L.A. County top prosecutor, was his own worst enemy
1 month ago

Column: Gascón, ousted as L.A. County top prosecutor, was his own worst enemy

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. “I had people calling me two months after Gascón won asking, ‘Why is crime going up?’ He hadn’t even gotten into office yet,” civil rights attorney Connie Rice told me Thursday. “He didn’t come in and say, ‘Anyone who needs to be charged for a violent third strike will be charged, but what I am going …

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Letters to the Editor: I voted for George Gascón in 2020. I’m glad to see him defeated in 2024.
1 month, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: I voted for George Gascón in 2020. I’m glad to see him defeated in 2024.

LA Times  

To the editor: In the 2020 election, I voted for George Gascón for district attorney in the hope that he might reform the justice system in Los Angeles County and take a more humane approach to those arrested, especially the many minority youths caught up in it. The outgoing district attorney, defeated by Nathan Hochman, never seemed to grasp the …

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California voters turn away from progressive criminal justice policies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California voters turn away from progressive criminal justice policies

China Daily  

By RENA LI in Los Angeles | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-08 12:14 In a rebuke of progressive criminal justice policies, California voters on Tuesday rejected a lenient approach by some elected officials and also approved an anti-crime ballot question. From Los Angeles to Oakland, election results showed that Californians are prioritizing public safety, in a shift toward more traditional approaches …

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New Los Angeles DA vows to reverse predecessor’s ‘social experiments’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New Los Angeles DA vows to reverse predecessor’s ‘social experiments’

Politico  

But Hochman stopped short of casting his campaign as a repudiation of criminal justice reform, instead focusing his campaign squarely on Gascón and promising to restore a district attorney’s office that has been roiled by internal rancor over Gascón’s progressive policies. “I have worked for five different district attorneys, both Democrat and Republican,” said Jessie McGrath, a Los Angeles County …

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Challenger Emerges in Los Angeles District Attorney Race, Reflecting Discontent with Criminal Justice Reform
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Challenger Emerges in Los Angeles District Attorney Race, Reflecting Discontent with Criminal Justice Reform

Associated Press  

A tough-on-crime challenger, Nathan Hochman, has emerged in the Los Angeles District Attorney race. Hochman, a former federal prosecutor, criticizes Gascón's policies and argues that they have gone too far. He has raised more than $4 million compared to Gascón's less than $1 million. The election is scheduled for November 5, 2024.

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Nathan Hochman wins race for Los Angeles County D.A., beating George Gascón
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nathan Hochman wins race for Los Angeles County D.A., beating George Gascón

LA Times  

Nathan Hochman addresses supporters at Il Pastiao in Beverly Hills on election night. Gascón swept into office in 2020 on a promise of reform and restorative justice, but Hochman — a former federal prosecutor and defense attorney — has spent months painting the incumbent as responsible for increases in crime and homelessness around L.A. Gascón’s supporters and criminologists dispute that …

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L.A. D.A. Gascón made strides in prosecuting police. Would a Hochman win change that?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

L.A. D.A. Gascón made strides in prosecuting police. Would a Hochman win change that?

LA Times  

Chiquita Twyman didn’t think she’d ever see justice for her younger brother, Ryan. “When I speak to police officers I make it crystal clear, ‘When you cross the line, you will be prosecuted.’” But Hochman, who worked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles for years before becoming a defense attorney, hasn’t prosecuted a police officer in nearly three …

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Resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents set for Dec. 11
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents set for Dec. 11

The Independent  

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D.A. supports Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency after nearly 35 years behind bars
1 month, 3 weeks ago

D.A. supports Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency after nearly 35 years behind bars

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón said Wednesday that he supports the Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency from Gov. Newsom.” Mark Geragos, one of the brothers’ attorneys, said he wants them home for Thanksgiving and would also pursue clemency from Newsom, who acknowledged on a podcast last weekend that he was reviewing the matter and mentioned the Netflix docudrama “Monsters: …

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Will the Menendez brothers be set free? How the parole board, the governor and a new D.A. could change things
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Will the Menendez brothers be set free? How the parole board, the governor and a new D.A. could change things

LA Times  

Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez leave courtroom in Santa Monica, Calif., Aug. 6, 1990, after a judge ruled that conversations between the two brothers and their psychologist after their parents were slain are not privileged and can be used as evidence in their murder case. George Gascón’s blockbuster announcement that he will seek to have Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced …

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Los Angeles DA Calls For Menendez Brothers To Be Resentenced
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Los Angeles DA Calls For Menendez Brothers To Be Resentenced

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Los Angeles County district attorney recommended Wednesday that Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers known for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, be resentenced. The timeline for the brothers’ potential release from prison is uncertain, Gascón said, but he believes that after nearly 35 years in prison, they have “paid …

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How L.A.’s progressive ‘godfather’ wound up struggling to keep his job as D.A.
1 month, 4 weeks ago

How L.A.’s progressive ‘godfather’ wound up struggling to keep his job as D.A.

LA Times  

It’s a Saturday morning in late September, and Los Angeles County Dist. “This is why you have my support,” one commenter wrote when the video was later posted to Instagram with Gascón gesturing wildly at overlain text highlighting some of his campaign’s priorities. His positions largely boil down to reversals of Gascón’s edicts and a promise to operate in “the …

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‘New evidence’ being considered in Marilyn Manson sexual abuse case, L.A. County D.A. says
2 months, 1 week ago

‘New evidence’ being considered in Marilyn Manson sexual abuse case, L.A. County D.A. says

LA Times  

Amid criticism of his handling of the case, Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón announced this week that he is considering new evidence in the sexual abuse probe of singer Marilyn Manson. “New evidence has emerged within the last few weeks, adding to an already extensive case file presented to our office” by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Gascón …

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Gascón wanted to hold Ryan Garcia accountable for $15,000 hotel vandalism damage. Judge dismissed case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gascón wanted to hold Ryan Garcia accountable for $15,000 hotel vandalism damage. Judge dismissed case

LA Times  

Mercurial boxer Ryan Garcia caught a break Tuesday when a judge dismissed a misdemeanor vandalism charge against him over the objections of the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Garcia, 26, responded with a post on social media: “No way I’m going to jail.” Turns out he was correct because, as the judge noted in open court, Garcia’s payment of …

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Gascón, Hochman trade barbs in L.A. County D.A. race
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gascón, Hochman trade barbs in L.A. County D.A. race

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. Echoing similar statements he’s made on the campaign trail and in the previous debates, Hochman said Gascón “has never personally prosecuted or defended a single criminal case in his career, while I have 32 years of experience.” Later in the debate, Gascón said he “was running the LAPD’s Compstat statistics while Mr. Hochman was” representing “wealthy” …

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‘Not even close’: Hochman’s lead over Gascón grows to 30% in new D.A.’s race poll
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Not even close’: Hochman’s lead over Gascón grows to 30% in new D.A.’s race poll

LA Times  

With less than a month remaining before the Nov. 5 election, challenger Nathan Hochman is 30 percentage points ahead of incumbent Los Angeles County Dist. Of those who support Hochman, past president of the L.A. City Ethics Commission and assistant U.S. attorney general, 66% said an “extremely important” factor was the need to “reduce turmoil and bring needed change to …

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Endorsement: Reelect Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Endorsement: Reelect Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. Four years ago, Los Angeles County voters elected George Gascón to take their district attorney’s office in a bold and constructive new direction. Now voters must decide whether to stick with Gascón’s reform orientation or step backward into a failed mindset in which justice is defined by the toughest charges and the longest sentences. Before he …

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The Menendez brothers still face hurdles to freedom: ‘This is not a whodunit case’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Menendez brothers still face hurdles to freedom: ‘This is not a whodunit case’

LA Times  

For the first time in nearly three decades, Erik and Lyle Menendez have some reason to hope they might one day live as free men. Mark Geragos, one of the attorneys representing the Menendezes, said the brothers “are literally the poster children for resentencing.” Geragos said he sent the district attorney a draft memorandum proposing that option. The petition pointed …

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Could the Menendez brothers be freed?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Could the Menendez brothers be freed?

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: The L.A. County district attorney is reviewing the case involving Erik and Lyle Menendez. And here’s today’s e-newspaper The Menendez brothers, back in the spotlight, have a chance at freedom The Los Angeles County district attorney dropped a bombshell this week …

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D.A. investigating new molestation evidence in Menendez murders, in victory for brothers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

D.A. investigating new molestation evidence in Menendez murders, in victory for brothers

LA Times  

Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez leave the courtroom in Santa Monica during their trial in 1990. “After 35 years, it’s past due to show these victims of incest the mercy they deserve.” The brothers’ petition states that the new allegations of sexual abuse back their argument that the murders were an act of self-defense after facing years of abuse by …

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Your guide to the L.A. County district attorney’s race: Gascón vs. Hochman
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Your guide to the L.A. County district attorney’s race: Gascón vs. Hochman

LA Times  

On Nov. 5, voters have a chance to help decide the future of criminal justice in Los Angeles County. The race for district attorney is a clash between the competing visions of the incumbent, polarizing progressive George Gascón, and his challenger, Nathan Hochman, an independent who previously ran for state office as a Republican. Gascón took office four years ago …

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L.A. County D.A. seeking more alleged victims of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
2 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. County D.A. seeking more alleged victims of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón is urging anyone who believes they were victimized by Sean “Diddy” Combs in L.A. County to step forward — a public plea that came weeks after federal officials filed charges against the music mogul and dozens of women announced they planned to file lawsuits against the entertainer alleging that they were sexually abused and …

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