Sentencing Law and Policy: Based on state's new Racial Justice Act, state judge throws out gang enhancements after finding "significant statistical disparity" typepad.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from typepad.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Judge finds Contra Costa DA's filing practices are racist, dismisses gang charges in murder case – Times-Herald timesheraldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesheraldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The ruling determined that Contra Costa County prosecutors have disproportionately targeted Black people with enhancements that open the door for sentences of life in prison without parole.