Criminal
Nov. 19, 2014
How will Proposition 47 affect our local law enforcement?
What's going to happen now that almost two-thirds of California voters passed Proposition 47, which requires misdemeanor sentence instead of felony for certain drug and property offenses?
Ruth Hargrove
Professor of Legal Writing
California Western School of Law
Ruth is a former prosecutor in Los Angeles and San Diego.
What's going to happen now that almost two-thirds of California voters passed Proposition 47, which requires misdemeanor instead of felony sentencing for certain drug and property offenses?
The legislative analyst's office projects Prop. 47 will yield annual savings of hundreds of millions of dollars. One-quarter of those savings is earmarked for school truancy and dropout prevention. One-tenth is earmarked for victim services grants. The bulk - 65 percent - is earmarked for me...
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