Report: Alameda DA Pamela Price Had 1,000 Misdemeanor Cases Dismissed Because Her Office Simply Blew Filing Deadlines
A possible October Surprise in next month’s recall election of Alameda County DA Pamela Price comes in a new report that claims that more than 1,000 misdemeanor offenders walked free because Price’s office missed deadlines to file charges.
In the attempt to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, it was considered a win for Price that the recall election was delayed until November 5, likely giving Price some Kamala Harris coattails to keep her afloat. But a story that the Chronicle just dropped on October 10 might make Price’s campaign wish the recall election had come sooner.
That Chronicle report today says that Price's office has allowed more than 1,000 misdemeanor cases to expire without consequence, simply because Price’s office missed the one-year statute of limitations deadline to bring charges. Among these cases, per the Chronicle, is “A driver who slammed into three parked vehicles [who] tested at a 0.22% blood-alcohol level, nearly three times the legal limit.”
Perhaps more troubling for Price, the information comes from apparent whistleblowers currently working on her own staff. The Chron says they got this information from “documents prepared by current office staffers that were shared with the Chronicle.” Price’s office acknowledged a backlog to the Chronicle, but did not provide their own numbers on how large a backlog. And the Chronicle admits it “could not independently confirm the numbers provided by current prosecutors.”
https://sfist.com/2024/10/10/report-alameda-da-pamela-price-had-1-0000-misdemeanor-cases-dismissed-because-her-office-just-blew-filing-deadlines/