Opinion
‘Across the board,’ three researchers found, ‘being more lenient on defendants — that is, erring toward non-prosecution — has big benefits.’
June 16, 2021
World & Nation
South Dakota’s attorney general has been charged with three misdemeanors including careless driving after he struck and killed a man with his car.
Feb. 18, 2021
California
Police must arrest people accused of misdemeanors within a year after charges are filed, or risk having the case thrown out, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Oct. 25, 1985
Facing a possible budget cut of $39 million, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty.
March 10, 1993
Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block blames a loophole in his new jail crowding policy for the release of tagger David Hillo--who allegedly committed a robbery in Van Nuys less than three hours after deputies set him free, despite a judge’s order to hold him.
June 23, 1995
Music
The incident, investigated as a misdemeanor, ‘remains overblown sensational tabloid fodder’ involving no injuries, Britney Spears’ attorney says.
Aug. 27, 2021
Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block said Tuesday that he has released nearly 23,000 inmates--a number equal to the jail population at any time--in the three months since a federal judge ordered him to control jail crowding.
Aug. 17, 1988
Last year, four in every 10 adult suspects arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department for the most serious crimes had either felony or misdemeanor charges filed against them.
Dec. 19, 1990
A Central Municipal Court judge Friday reduced a state election code charge against former Municipal Judge Joanne Harrold from a felony to a misdemeanor--without objection from prosecutors.
Sept. 19, 1987
Movies
The tombstone-style ad Woody Allen has decreed for his new film “Crimes and Misdemeanors” is startling in its lack of startle.
Oct. 17, 1989