Category: LA district attorney

DNA Clears Man Convicted in Inglewood Killing After 38 Years in Prison

October 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A man who served 38 years in prison for the 1983 abduction and killing of a woman in Inglewood is a free man Oct. 28, with authorities saying newly tested DNA evidence exonerated him of the crime and identified a different person as the culprit in the slaying. “I’m not pointing fingers. I’m not…

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Murderer on Death Row Commuted Under LA DA, Family Shocked and Seeking Justice

February 28, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Thirty years ago, a Los Angeles man was sentenced to death for killing a father of three. Now the district attorney is planning to drop the murderer’s death sentence. In January 1992, 21-year-old Scott Forrest Collins was sentenced to death for robbing and shooting 41-year-old Fred Rose. However, in February this year, the…

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LA County District Attorney Sued by Deputy DA for Defamation

September 13, 2021
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A veteran prosecutor on Sept. 7 filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County, alleging he has been defamed and retaliated against by George Gascón, the district attorney in Los Angeles County, for being an outspoken critic of Gascón. A day after formally filing his lawsuit, Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami of Los Angeles County detailed his…

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Gascon Pushes to Eliminate Juvenile Strikes, Reorganizes Gang Unit

April 9, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—District Attorney George Gascon outlined plans April 9 to reorganize his office’s gang unit and co-locate prosecutors in police stations in hopes of creating closer community ties. Gascon’s remarks came during a news conference he co-hosted to promote Assembly Bill 1127, which would eliminate the use of juvenile offenses to impose tougher sentences on…

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