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George Gascón s L.A. prosecutors sue over his sentencing rollbacks
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Prosecutors are suing Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón over his reductions in sentences.Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press
Former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón was elected Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor last month, promising to roll back harsh sentencing practices over the opposition of the prosecutors union.
On Wednesday, the union struck back with a lawsuit accusing Gascón of forcing prosecutors to violate state law by cutting years from the sentences they seek in criminal cases. Those include potential life terms for “three-strikes” defendants with past felony convictions and life-without-parole sentences in some murder cases. ....

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