“With each step of the legal process, the case against her is unraveling, as it should. The deeply problematic charges brought against ADA Teran seek to penalize a public servant for fulfilling her ethical duty to ensure transparency and uphold the Constitution, all in the name of shielding police misconduct behind a veil of secrecy.”
– Cristine Soto DeBerry,
Executive Director, Prosecutors Alliance
Prosecutors Alliance Executive Director Cristine Soto DeBerry issued the following statement on Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta’s decision today to allow six of the charges against Diana Teran to go to trial:
“The case against Diana Teran went from 11 charges to eight and is now down to six after Judge Ohta dismissed two more charges today. With each step of the legal process, the case against her is unraveling, as it should.
The deeply problematic charges brought against ADA Teran seek to penalize a public servant for fulfilling her ethical duty to ensure transparency and uphold the Constitution, all in the name of shielding police misconduct behind a veil of secrecy.
The burden of proof in a preliminary hearing is much lower than at trial, and we expect that ADA Teran will be acquitted when a jury of her peers hears what she was doing to advance justice, accountability, and the rule of law.”