Progressive Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is being accused of retaliating against prosecutors who have spoken out against his soft-on-crime approach — with his lenient new policy on juvenile criminal cases being labeled a “veiled threat.”In an office memo sent to staff Tuesday afternoon, Gascón’s second in command, Chief Deputy District Attorney Sharon L. Woo, said prosecutors must now get approval before opposing a defense motion to transfer a case out of adult court and into the juvenile department. Previously, deputy district attorneys were able to file their oppositions without checking with a superior.
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