Since Deputy District Attorneys (DDAs) interact with violent criminals on a daily basis, there is potentially some element of danger in the job. After all, that is why courtrooms have armed bailiffs. However, recent events have seen the DDAs affected directly by the rise in crime, both in the courthouse and on the way to […]
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The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) applauds Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s efforts to ensure the integrity of our convictions. We especially recognize the importance of this new program, because our sacred duties as prosecutors do not end when we convict the guilty. Our goal is to do justice. This requires review of […]
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What if, two years from now, the County of Los Angeles decreed that you could keep the pension benefits you had accrued, but the level would be frozen for the rest of your career? Or that you would have to pay 30 percent of your salary to continue to accrue future service time? For more […]
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[Marc Debbaudt] There is an old, well-known aphorism in the practice of criminal law: When the facts are against you, argue the law. When the law is against you, argue the facts. When both the facts and law are against you, attack the police, the prosecutor and the judge. This works, and works well, when […]
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The Safety Of Deputy District Attorneys Is A Growing Concern
2015, Board StatementsSince Deputy District Attorneys (DDAs) interact with violent criminals on a daily basis, there is potentially some element of danger in the job. After all, that is why courtrooms have armed bailiffs. However, recent events have seen the DDAs affected directly by the rise in crime, both in the courthouse and on the way to […]
Creation of unit to review wrongful-conviction claims the right move
2015, Board StatementsThe Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) applauds Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s efforts to ensure the integrity of our convictions. We especially recognize the importance of this new program, because our sacred duties as prosecutors do not end when we convict the guilty. Our goal is to do justice. This requires review of […]
Your Pension is Under Attack
2015, Board StatementsWhat if, two years from now, the County of Los Angeles decreed that you could keep the pension benefits you had accrued, but the level would be frozen for the rest of your career? Or that you would have to pay 30 percent of your salary to continue to accrue future service time? For more […]
Prosecutorial Misconduct is not an Epidemic!
2015, Board Statements[Marc Debbaudt] There is an old, well-known aphorism in the practice of criminal law: When the facts are against you, argue the law. When the law is against you, argue the facts. When both the facts and law are against you, attack the police, the prosecutor and the judge. This works, and works well, when […]