Senate committee recommends bill to âraise the barâ on use of gang enhancement penalties
The proposal would ensure the law applies primarily to violent offenses against people â not in cases like when protesters spread paint on a street in July.
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Jim Winder, left, chief of investigations at the Salt Lake County District Attorney s Office, overlooks the damage to the building after protesters reacted to the announced ruling by Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill on Thursday, July 9, 2020, that the shooting death of 22-year-old Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal in May by police officers was legally justified. On Thursday, a Senate committee unanimously advanced a bill that would âraise the barâ for use of the gang enhancement by ensuring it applies primarily to violent offenses against people â not property â and by increasing the number of participants who need to be involved in a crime before it could b