Government
Oct. 24, 2014
Attorneys challenge agreement between San Diego district attorney, city attorney
San Diego deputy city attorneys prosecute misdemeanors in some parts outside of the San Diego city limits under a 1975 agreement. Defense attorneys are seeking to overturn the arrangement that they claim is illegal.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - For the past 40 years, San Diego deputy city attorneys have operated as de facto deputy district attorneys under a written agreement giving them the power to prosecute misdemeanors in some areas outside of city limits. Last week, after legal challenges by criminal defense attorneys who say the arrangement is illegal, San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis conducted a mass ceremony cross...
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