Criminal
Jan. 6, 2023
Criminal law – looking back and looking forward
At a time when conspiracy theories are running rampant, the justice system needs to be all the more deliberate and grounded in principle.
Louis J. Shapiro
Email: LouisJShapiro@Gmail.com
Louis, a former Los Angeles County Public Defender, is a criminal defense attorney and State Bar-certified criminal law specialist out of Century City. He is also a legal analyst, board member of the California Innocence Project and Project For The Innocence at Loyola Law School, CACJ and LACBA'S Criminal Justice Executive Committee.
No one can accuse criminal law of being boring in 2022. It was a year filled with drama, surprises and reckoning. And it’s looking like 2023 will be bringing even more of it.
Over 2022, Los Angeles crime rates went up. The Los Angeles Times reported that homicides were higher in more than a decade and that gun violence reached a 15-year high. Robberies involving firearms were up 57% from 2020 and 60% from 2019. Property crime is up more th...
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