Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón came to the job promising sweeping changes, and so far he’s been true to his word. Since he took office in December, the new DA has instituted a dizzying number of changes from revoking cash bail to banning new death sentences, generating considerable controversy in the process. He recently came under fire from gay rights advocates for scrapping sentencing enhancements for hate crimes, and was rapped by his own deputy DAs for dismissing gang enhancements and firearm allegations from pending criminal proceedings. But it’s a change to the department’s parole procedures, quietly announced last December 7, that may set off the biggest firestorm yet.
Villanueva notifies Gascón that detectives will attend parole hearings to give victims a voice
By Mary Stringini
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva (L), Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón (R).
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has notified District Attorney George Gascón that he will begin sending his sheriff s detectives to parole hearings to give victims a voice as long as the newly elected DA continues to refuse to allow his prosecutors to attend them as part of his new reforms. I cannot understand why your office is barring prosecutors from attending parole hearings, the letter penned by Villanueva to Gascón reads. The purpose of the correspondence is to notify you, if prosecutors will no longer be allowed to attend parole hearings, the LASD will attend parole hearings in the absence of your prosecutors.
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Where the investigation, lawsuits stemming from Kobe Bryant crash stand today
Where the investigation, lawsuits stemming from Kobe Bryant crash stand today
The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others spawned a federal investigation and a number of civil lawsuits.
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It has been a year since Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others died in a helicopter crash in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains near Calabasas, California. The families were flying to a youth basketball tournament when the pilot encountered thick fog and slammed into a hillside. The Jan. 26, 2020, crash spawned an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, as well as a number of civil lawsuits, which remain unresolved or outstanding.