Criminal
Jan. 4, 2024
Claim against DA over officers’ murders dismissed, appeal moot
“Because a prosecutor’s duty to initiate and conduct prosecutions … is discretionary, mandate is not available to compel the district attorney to exercise prosecutorial discretion in any particular way,” Judge Anne Hwang wrote.
A judge dismissed two consolidated lawsuits against Los Angeles County and District Attorney George Gascón’s office by the families of two murdered police officers.
Attorneys for the officers’ families said they are considering appeals.
Superior Court Judge Anne Hwang sustained the county’s demurrer to six causes of action in the lawsuit, which had alleged that Gascón directed a deputy to revoke strike allegati...
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