Criminal
Feb. 27, 2009
DA Cooley Backs Out on Sex Case Deals
The district attorney is stepping back from an agreement with public defenders to handle as many as 140 sex offender cases under older, more relaxed mental commitment rules that would have allowed defendants to appeal for release after two years.
By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - The district attorney is stepping back from an agreement with public defenders to handle as many as 140 sex offender cases under older, more relaxed mental commitment rules that would have allowed defendants to appeal for release after two years. Now, following the adoption of more strict requirements under the 2006 passage of Jessica's Law, county prosecutors will seek indefinite commitments t...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - The district attorney is stepping back from an agreement with public defenders to handle as many as 140 sex offender cases under older, more relaxed mental commitment rules that would have allowed defendants to appeal for release after two years. Now, following the adoption of more strict requirements under the 2006 passage of Jessica's Law, county prosecutors will seek indefinite commitments t...
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