The signatories argue that the case brought by the CA Attorney General is “astonishingly weak.”
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Statement on DA Gascón’s Move to Resentence the Menendez Brothers
DA Gascón’s decision reflects his commitment to public safety, second chances, rehabilitation and justice.
Cristine Soto DeBerry Quoted in the LA Times on Additional Charges Dropped Against Diana Teran
“With each step of the legal process, the case against her is unraveling, as it should,” DeBerry told the LA Times.
Statement on Additional Charges Dropped Against Diana Teran
The case against Diana Teran is now down from 11 charges to six after a judge dismissed two more charges.
KQED: Alameda County DA Seeks New Sentences for 3 People on Death Row Amid Misconduct, Record Destruction Claims
The resentencing motions are the result of an ongoing review of death penalty cases that may have excluded Black and Jewish jurors.
LA Times: ‘Kind of bunk’: A closer look at the controversial case against a top L.A. D.A. official
“A prosecutor earnestly trying to do her job and track important information should be applauded not punished.” – Cristine Soto DeBerry,Executive Director, Prosecutors Alliance By Keri Blakinger One legal expert called it “kind of bunk.” Another said it simply raises more questions than it answers. But two months after state prosecutors announced 11 felony charges …
Victims of Police Violence, Police Accountability Experts and Former Prosecutors Tell AG Bonta Prosecution of Diana Teran Undermines Police Accountability Efforts
“A prosecutor earnestly trying to do her job and track important information should be applauded not punished.” – Cristine Soto DeBerry,Executive Director, Prosecutors Alliance Today, 36 victims of police violence, police accountability experts and former prosecutors sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta arguing that his office’s charging of Los Angeles Assistant District …
SF Chronicle: Lawmakers, prosecutors urge California Supreme Court to overturn death penalty
The Prosecutors Alliance filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit that seeks to end CA’s death penalty.
NYT: California Prosecutors Filing Murder Charges in More Fentanyl Deaths
“Using the same strategy we used in the 1990s and suggesting that it is appropriate and effective in 2024 is not a thinking person’s argument.” – Cristine Soto DeBerry,Executive Director, Prosecutors Alliance By Michael Corkery Just about every state in America has cracked down on fentanyl distribution, by stepping up arrests and increasing prison sentences. …
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KTVU 2: First-in-the-nation conference on prosecuting law enforcement comes to UC Berkeley
“Using the same strategy we used in the 1990s and suggesting that it is appropriate and effective in 2024 is not a thinking person’s argument.” – Cristine Soto DeBerry,Executive Director, Prosecutors Alliance Prosecutors from across the country are coming together at the University of California Berkeley School of Law for a unique training that focuses …