State’s Highest Court Lets Stand Ruling That Los Angeles Judge Abused Discretion in Granting Mental Health Diversion To Charged Attempted Murderer
A man accused of a violent, racially motivated rampage in Santa Monica will face trial after the California Supreme Court declined to review an appellate court ruling agreeing with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office that the trial judge abused her discretion in granting pretrial mental health diversion. The published 2nd District Court of Appeal decision remains binding law and citable throughout the state of California.
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