Criminal
May 2, 2009
Budget Woes Take Bite Out of Crime Fighting
With budgets being trimmed up and down the state, some district attorneys say their agencies may be forced to just let some misdemeanors slide. "I can't spin straw into gold," said Contra Costa Dist. Atty. Robert Kochly.
Daily Journal Staff Writer In yet another sign of the economic times, drug crimes and non-violent misdemeanors may face no prosecution in parts of California because of budget cuts, some prosecutors say. "I've said many times, I can't spin straw into gold," said Contra Costa District Attorney Robert Kochly, a law-and-order Republican who took office in 2003. "I can only work with what they give me, as far as a budget is concerned."
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