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California bill would exclude juvenile crimes from Three Strikes law

JURIST

California Assembly Member Miguel Santiago and the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc ó n unveiled Assembly Bill 1127 on Friday, which would exclude juvenile crimes from applying under the California Three Strikes law once the person reaches adulthood. If it counts as a third strike, a life sentence may be given.

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US judge declares California assault weapon ban unconstitutional

JURIST

The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of California. The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, keep for sale or lend assault weapons. Benitez enjoined the state of California from enforcing its assault weapon ban.

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California Supreme Court: prisoners must get lawyer when challenging convictions for killings committed by others

JURIST

The California Supreme Court held Monday that prisoners are entitled to a lawyer before a trial court can consider their record of conviction in determining whether the prisoners may challenge their murder convictions for killings committed by others. The new law in question was California Senate Bill No.

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Wastewater official faces felony charges for using city funds to pay employee’s law school tuition

ABA Journal

A California wastewater official faces felony state court charges of diverting public funds for personal use, after allegedly using municipal money to pay for an…

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California bill sealing criminal records for many offenders awaits governor’s signature

ABA Journal

A bill sent to Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature would automatically seal conviction and arrest records of many felony offenders in the…

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US federal judge dismisses wire fraud charges against former Uber security chief over hacking cover-up

JURIST

Judge James Donato signed the dismissal, and the case is in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division. The charges against Sullivan included obstruction of proceedings , misprision of felony (failing to report a felony), and three counts of wire fraud.

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72 of the Largest California Cities Report Decline in Crime

The Crime Report

California has seen an 80 percent decline in crime from 2010 to 2020. Looking at FBI crime statistics of the 71 California cities consistently reporting, 58 showed decrease in Part I offenses from 2010 to 2020 and 13 showed increases. Crime Trends over Past Decade. This summary was prepared by TCR Justice Intern Blake Diaz.