Appeals Court Orders LA County DA Gascón to Enforce Three-Strikes, Special Circumstances

MELUGIN: “John, that’s exactly right. And this is now L.A. DA George Gascon’s second major court loss regarding its progressive policies. And it comes at a time when the campaign to recall him says they are now almost to the finish line when it comes to gathering the needed signatures. So, we’ll explain the story here. Yesterday, a California Appeals Court ruled that Gascon has to obey California’s Three Strikes Law, which was passed overwhelmingly by California voters back in 1994. Now, Gascon had previously called that law, a disaster, that leads to quote, ‘over incarceration,’ and he ordered his prosecutors not to enforce it. Now, last year, the L.A. DA Union sued him over this, arguing that Gascon’s directive would force prosecutors to violate California law, as well as their own ethics. A trial court agreed and issued an injunction blocking Gascon from not following the law. Gascon appealed that decision and lost again in court yesterday, with the Appellate Court writing in part, quote, ‘The District Attorney overstates his authority. He is an elected official who must comply with the law, not a sovereign with absolute, unreviewable discretion.’”

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