Criminal
Aug. 27, 2020
Amended bill would require state AG to investigate fatal police shootings
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been reluctant to intervene in local prosecutions of officers involved in these cases, as Assembly Bill 1506 would require.
Legislation that would create a division within the California Department of Justice to investigate police use of force cases was amended late Tuesday for the third time in 12 days ahead of a legislative deadline, narrowing its scope to police shootings that result in the death of an unarmed civilian.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been reluctant to intervene in local prosecutions of officers involved in these cases,...
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