Los Angeles County DA ends moratorium on death penalty

Los Angeles district attorney allows prosecutors to seek death penalty again

Nathan Hochman ends progressive predecessor’s moratorium as legal advocates condemn move as ‘cruel’Los Angeles district attorney Nathan Hochman is allowing county prosecutors to seek the death penalty again, reversing a ban put in place by his predecessor and making good on a campaign promise.The county prosecutorial office said on Monday the death penalty will be pursued only in “exceedingly rare cases” and the “most egregious”. Continue readin…

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Delivering on a campaign promise, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors to seek capital punishment in certain murder cases, undoing a policy of his predecessor, George Gascón.

Los Angeles County DA ends moratorium on death penalty

The death penalty is no longer off the table in Los Angeles County. District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on Tuesday that he is reversing the policy of his predecessor and will resume seeking …

LA District Attorney's office to seek death penalty again

Los Angeles’s top prosecutor will once again seek the death penalty for people convicted of capital murders, the DA's office announced Tuesday.