LADA Appellate Memoranda on the Legality of the New Special Directives

These memos may be in different from the final product presented to the administration in Los Angeles.

The first memorandum was submitted December 9, 2020 to a Bureau Director.

Mandatory Charging of Strike PriorsDownload

This was followed by a related memorandum submitted December 10, 2020. This one was addressed to Interim Chief Deputy District Attorney Joseph Iniguez.

Power and Discretion to Dismiss Strike PriorsDownload

The final memorandum was submitted December 18, 2020 to Joseph Iniguez.

Duty to Cite Adverse Law Regarding Special Directive 20-08.1Download