District Attorney George Gascon said his office will dismiss nearly 3,000 misdemeanour cases and review nearly 5,000 felony cases for possible action. Gascon says that process can be time-consuming and costly, so prosecutors in the district attorney’s office plan to review and wipe out eligible cases en masse. Some people with convictions may not know they are eligible, Gascon said. He said prosecutors will review cases from 1975 through passage of Proposition 64 in November 2016. He said 23 petitions for dismissal or reduction have been filed in San Francisco since passage of Proposition 64.

Source: National Post February 01, 2018 02:15 UTC