Metropolitan News-Enterprise: Major Controversy Swirls Over Gascón’s Special Directives
Consternation on the part of deputy district attorneys and judges over “special directives” issued by the new and unconventional Los Angeles County district attorney, George Gascón, is mounting, with deputies balking at orders to seek dismissal of enhancement allegations and judges rankled that they are being asked to act on cases in conformity with a county official’s policies rather than exercising independent judgment.
