One answer was to turn the prosecution of cops accused of unlawful deadly force over to someone else, like the state attorney general. It took effect July 1, only a few months after Rob Bonta was appointed California attorney general. But as a statewide official, the attorney general is not so directly tied into the local political or police establishment, in Riverside County or anywhere else. But surely it’s the timing, and not the attorney general, that made the difference here, right? Would Sanchez be in the clear today if the attorney general review had taken place in 2019?

Source: Los Angeles Times August 11, 2021 09:56 UTC