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They were locked up 17 years ago for a murder. L.A.’s new district attorney is setting them free
4 days, 1 hour 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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Menendez brothers should be freed, two of their murdered parents’ sisters tell court
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Menendez brothers should be freed, two of their murdered parents’ sisters tell court

LA Times  

A decision on whether to resentence brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez for the shotgun killings of their parents was delayed Monday until after the holidays. With the two brothers attending Monday’s hearing via a web link, Jesic allowed two family matriarchs — the oldest sisters of Jose and Kitty Menendez — to provide testimony in person. “I think it’s time …

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Want to sit in on the Menendez brothers’ hearing? The lottery is Monday
1 month ago

Want to sit in on the Menendez brothers’ hearing? The lottery is Monday

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Superior Court will be implementing a lottery system to manage the eager crowds vying to watch convicted murders Eric and Lyle Menendez return to the court to seek a downgrade to their charges, possibly leading to their release. Lottery tickets will be distributed outside the courthouse from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday and the drawing will be …

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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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Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release ahead of murder case review
2 months, 1 week ago

Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release ahead of murder case review

ABC  

Warning: This article discusses abuse. Multiple family members of convicted US killers Erik and Lyle Menendez have publicly pleaded for the brothers' release from prison, arguing they would not have received the same treatment in court today as they did when they were sentenced. The brothers have spent more than 30 years in jail, serving life sentences for the murder …

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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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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, 3 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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Gascón gave teen killer second chance — now she’s charged again
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gascón gave teen killer second chance — now she’s charged again

LA Times  

The crime Shanice Amanda Dyer committed as a 17-year-old was as horrific as it was seemingly random. Although Gascón’s juvenile policy is in line with a broader movement to keep youths out of adult prisons in California — where only a dozen teens were tried in adult court last year — Dyer could have faced life in prison for the …

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Gascón advisor facing felony charges argues case is misunderstanding over public records
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gascón advisor facing felony charges argues case is misunderstanding over public records

LA Times  

A top official from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is asking a judge to toss out 11 felony charges filed against her by state prosecutors, with her attorney arguing in a court filing that the allegedly confidential files she’s accused of misusing were actually public records. The 11 felony charges reflected the 11 of those 33 deputies whose …

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L.A. teen got a second chance from Gascón after killing. Now he is accused in a new homicide
6 months ago

L.A. teen got a second chance from Gascón after killing. Now he is accused in a new homicide

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. But when Gascón took office two years later, as Lee’s case was making its way through the court system, he barred prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults. “We have to look at what data shows about the effectiveness of different types of sentences at reducing recidivism.” John Ruh, a 61-year-old former Marine, was killed during a …

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When prosecutor is defendant: L.A. D.A. George Gascón’s legal battles with his own staff
6 months ago

When prosecutor is defendant: L.A. D.A. George Gascón’s legal battles with his own staff

LA Times  

He was elected to be Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor, but George Gascón has spent a considerable amount of his first term as a defendant. Many of the suits allege prosecutors were punished for refusing to implement policies they considered “illegal,” including Gascón’s edicts stopping prosecutors from seeking the death penalty or life without parole in murder cases, filing certain …

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Man charged with sexual assault of two women in Angeles National Forest
7 months, 1 week ago

Man charged with sexual assault of two women in Angeles National Forest

LA Times  

Eduardo Sarabia has been charged with sexually assaulting two women along Highway 39 in the Angeles National Forest. Los Angeles County prosecutors charged a 40-year-old man with sexually assaulting two women in his van in a secluded part of the Angeles National Forest earlier this week. California Suspect in clubbing of two women near Venice canals arrested in San Diego …

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LAPD had no security at mayor’s house when intruder broke in; suspect targeted Bass, D.A. says
8 months ago

LAPD had no security at mayor’s house when intruder broke in; suspect targeted Bass, D.A. says

LA Times  

The man who broke into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home Sunday was specifically “targeting” her when he forced his way in and reached the second floor, Los Angeles County Dist. Appearing at a news conference, Gascón said Hunter broke into Getty House, the mayor’s residence in L.A.’s Windsor Square neighborhood, around 6:40 a.m. Although Hunter initially told people on …

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Will Gascón advance? Will Measure HLA pass? A quick look at the top L.A. County races
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Gascón advance? Will Measure HLA pass? A quick look at the top L.A. County races

LA Times  

A referendum on a more rehabilitative, less punitive approach to criminal justice got its latest test Tuesday in Los Angeles County, as progressive Dist. Tuesday’s election also put nearly half the seats on the City Council and the majority of the five-member county Board of Supervisors before voters, along with the question of who will replace two venerable L.A. school …

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Gascón, Hochman jump out to early leads in hotly contested L.A. County D.A. race
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gascón, Hochman jump out to early leads in hotly contested L.A. County D.A. race

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón and former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman jumped out to early leads in a crowded field of candidates vying to be the county’s top prosecutor. Although polls show Gascón has grown deeply unpopular with a significant portion of L.A. County residents, polls and local political observers long suggested that his strong progressive base would carry …

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Extensive staffing crisis at L.A. County courts puts vulnerable defendants in dire straits
1 year, 4 months ago

Extensive staffing crisis at L.A. County courts puts vulnerable defendants in dire straits

LA Times  

Exterior of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, where staffing of prosecutors, public defenders, court reporters and interpreters have all fallen since the peak of the pandemic. Hundreds of public defenders, prosecutors, court interpreters and reporters have left their jobs since the peak of the pandemic, a Los Angeles legal chapter of the “Great Resignation” …

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L.A. County D.A. George Gascón’s chief of staff settles lawsuit with Azusa police after arrest
1 year, 5 months ago

L.A. County D.A. George Gascón’s chief of staff settles lawsuit with Azusa police after arrest

LA Times  

One of Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón’s top aides settled a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Azusa Police Department this week, following his arrest there on suspicion of public intoxication. The arresting officer said he was trying to investigate whether or not Iniguez’s partner was driving impaired, but then accused Iniguez of repeatedly interfering with him, according to …

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Signatures of hundreds of dead people were found in D.A. Gascón recall petition
1 year, 9 months ago

Signatures of hundreds of dead people were found in D.A. Gascón recall petition

LA Times  

A truck carrying more than 700,000 petition signatures in a recall effort to remove Los Angeles County Dist. According to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office, a review of the petition found 367 signatures of people who had died before the recall effort was launched. But the Recall District Attorney George Gascon campaign, which has accused the registrar’s office of wrongly invalidating …

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Gascón loses retaliation case, a grim omen for the L.A. County D.A.
1 year, 9 months ago

Gascón loses retaliation case, a grim omen for the L.A. County D.A.

LA Times  

An L.A. County prosecutor on Monday was awarded $1.5 million in a retaliation lawsuit against Dist. Shawn Randolph, the former head of the juvenile division of the district attorney’s office, claimed she was shuttled off to the parole division for pushing back against some of Gascón’s shifts to the handling of criminal cases involving minors, including his blanket ban on …

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L.A. man imprisoned for 38 years after wrongful murder conviction is found innocent
1 year, 9 months ago

L.A. man imprisoned for 38 years after wrongful murder conviction is found innocent

LA Times  

Maurice Hastings, who spent 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder before he was freed last year, appears at a court hearing Wednesday in Los Angeles where a judge ruled him “factually innocent.” A Los Angeles man who spent 38 years in prison did not commit the murder that had kept him locked up for decades and nearly landed …

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In grisly case that D.A. Gascón said he ‘lost sleep’ over, suspect won’t be tried as adult
1 year, 10 months ago

In grisly case that D.A. Gascón said he ‘lost sleep’ over, suspect won’t be tried as adult

LA Times  

A man accused of gunning down his 16-year-old girlfriend and her sister before setting their Westchester apartment on fire when he was a teenager in 2018 will not be tried as an adult, bringing an end to one of the most controversial cases of the early part of Los Angeles County Dist. Facing mounting pressure over his office’s handling of …

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‘Where he belongs’: With life in prison likely for Weinstein, accusers react
2 years ago

‘Where he belongs’: With life in prison likely for Weinstein, accusers react

LA Times  

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 4. California Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape in Los Angeles Harvey Weinstein was convicted of multiple charges of sexual assault and cleared of others, closing out a significant chapter in the #MeToo movement that saw the former Hollywood mogul’s …

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A software CEO was arrested on suspicion of storing poll worker data in China
2 years, 2 months ago

A software CEO was arrested on suspicion of storing poll worker data in China

NPR  

A software CEO was arrested on suspicion of storing poll worker data in China Enlarge this image toggle caption Bryan Chan/AP Bryan Chan/AP The Los Angeles County district attorney announced on Tuesday the arrest of Eugene Yu, the CEO of a small company that makes software for scheduling poll workers and had a contract with LA County. Gascón said that …

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