George Gascón has requested that law enforcement agencies across Los Angeles County provide his office with the names of deputies and officers who have histories of misconduct that might affect their credibility in court. “When law enforcement fails to communicate impeachment information to the prosecutor, the prosecution remains accountable for the consequence. AdvertisementGascon did not charge any officers in controversial shootings during his eight years in San Francisco, but he did bring misconduct and assault charges against officers and deputies in dozens of cases. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, the union that represents rank-and-file deputies, sued to try to block the disclosure. AdvertisementGascón said that after his inauguration, he found that much of the Brady information the district attorney’s office possessed it had developed on its own.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 20, 2021 01:41 UTC