Few police agencies have given L.A. prosecutors the names of dishonest cops

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LATimes

Four months after Dist. Atty. George Gascón sent a request to law enforcement agencies across Los Angeles County, more than 40 departments have yet to provide his office with names of officers who have histories of dishonesty and other misconduct that could affect their credibility in court.

Prosecutors have a constitutional duty to give defense attorneys evidence that could cast doubt on a defendant’s guilt or reduce a potential sentence, including information that could diminish the credibility of prosecution witnesses. That obligation stems from a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case, Brady vs. Maryland, which requires prosecutors to alert defendants to favorable evidence.

“So much of this has been politicized as somehow not supportive of law enforcement because you want to get these records,” said [Loyola Law School professor Laurie] Levenson, a former federal prosecutor. “And that’s just not the case. These records are terribly important to weed out the bad officers and to make sure defendants are having fair trials.”

No surprise

[RKP5637]

1. Same SH** across the country. Bad cops hide and are not called out by those who know. n/t

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2. We used to teach kids respect the police. Now, be careful and wary.

Love your sig.

[RKP5637]

3. Yeah, it's totally different. I'm leary of police today, always bothers me when

around them in traffic, for example. I never used to be that way.