The papers, TV, media of all sorts are quick to cover what an apparent surge in crime, and call upon pundits to blame Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot measure that reduced the penalty for certain offenses.
Just how serious is this rise in crime? Is Proposition 47 to blame?
YLR hosts, Jeff Hayden and Dean Johnson are joined by Retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Eugene Hyman, Bay Area attorney Cherie Wallace, and Scott Sherman, Managing Attorney for the San Mateo County Bar Association Private Defender Program, here to tell you about these cases and just what is happening with these prosecutions.
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