Now if they would maybe cut me a break
with that little under-age business...
Posted on 02/14/2020 8:02:41 AM PST by caww
The dismissals include 62,000 felony convictions for marijuana cases dating back to 1961 and around 4,000 misdemeanor cases, District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s office said in a news release.
“As a result of our actions, these convictions should no longer burden those who have struggled to find a job or a place to live because of their criminal record,” Lacey said in a press conference in announcing the move. She added that it’s the largest mass dismissal of marijuana cases in state history.
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Fine by me.
Now if they would maybe cut me a break
with that little under-age business...
So if the state is saying they unfairly burdened these people by convicting them in the first place, will the state be held liable for their suffering? I am guessing some lawyer will try it and the tax payer will be the ones that get shafted.
Sometimes people are convicted for lesser offenses, when they are also charged with major offenses. On its face, it sounds OK though.
The happiest day in Tommy Chong’s life has arrived.
Without arguing the merits, I’m confused on how a district attorney can unilaterally reverse a felony conviction for a violation of State law. Is this DA taking each case to court and asking the presiding judge to vacate the convictions, after which the DA can drop the charges? Is there any consideration of the felons’ other criminal history? Will those benefitting from the reversals have standing to sue the public for damages resulting from their original arrests, charges, convictions and punishment? IS LA so crime free that the DA has free time to deal with this?
Perhaps we need a new Paul Shanklin song. Which basically changes dancing in the streets to pooping in the streets.
Good...
Leftafornia tax payers are too dull to see that truth.
How about dismissing all the ‘alcohol in possession of a minor’ convictions you dumb SOB politicians. God I despise politicians.
Indeed if a fifth grader can get stoned no problem with alcohol brain damage is the same.
Well, you could already go get those expunged easily if you turned 21 without becoming some felonious ne’er-do-well.
The same was not true with marijuana possession charges.
Yes, to the tune of $1500 in lawyers fees.
It's as stupid as being Convicted of selling Bump Stocks, AKA “Springs”.
Perhaps that should have been addressed before they violated our Constitution with the drug war nonsense. You always have to pay the piper.
“”dancing in the streets””
I can hear that phrase in my head but can’t place the song it’s in??????? Something by Barry Manilow?
Pretty sure SanFran and Chicago are doing the same thing. I’m sure there’s several other jurisdictions doing this.
So, for anyone here who does have any of this on their record, look into whether or not your State/City of conviction is running a program to remove them from your record!
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