Bradley Urges Court for Gang, Drug Cases
Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley has urged the creation of a special court to handle gang and drug-related cases.
In a letter to Superior Court Presiding Judge Richard Byrne, written July 14 and released Tuesday, Bradley said the special court would enable judges to better deal with repeat offenders.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Horowitz, who supervises the criminal courts, said that more than half the cases now handled in superior and municipal courtrooms are already drug-related.
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