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Criminal

Dec. 24, 2019

Law on juvenile criminals splits attorney general and county prosecutors

A rift between Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the state’s district attorneys, five cases before the California Supreme Court, and split opinions among appellate justices: This is the yearlong fallout of SB 1391, the bill on juvenile criminals that has provoked ire among California prosecutors since it went into effect last Jan. 1.

Law on juvenile criminals splits attorney general and county prosecutors
Credit: New York Times News Service

A rift between Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the state's district attorneys, five cases before the California Supreme Court, and split opinions among appellate justices: This was the yearlong fallout of SB 1391, the bill on juvenile criminals that has provoked ire among California prosecutors since it went into effect last Jan. 1.

County prosecutors spent much of the year watching -- and protesting -- as trial judges and appell...

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