Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman reversed a ban on the death penalty set by his predecessor, George Gascón. Hochman announced Tuesday that he was rescinding Gascón’s “extreme and ...
District Attorney Nathan Hochman “effectively immediately” ended his predecessor’s policy, allowing prosecutors to seek the capital punishment in special circumstance murder cases.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he might reconsider resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were ...
Hochman said the death penalty will only be pursued after an extensive and comprehensive review and only in exceedingly rare ...
Under the new policy, defense attorneys will be given opportunities to share information about defendants when the death ...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Tuesday that prosecutors in his office will start seeking the death penalty in certain cases of murder with special circumstances.