Category: Michael Hestrin

Judge Shortage Leads to 1,600 Recent Cases Dismissed, Many Felonies, in California County

The Riverside County Superior Court dismissed 96 cases in the past week, four of which were felonies, primarily due to a lack of available judges, according to the county District Attorney’s office. Three of the recent dismissals were felony child sexual assault cases, including one—dismissed Jan. 26—where a conviction would have resulted in a possible…


Selling Fentanyl Should Be Charged as Homicide: Riverside County District Attorney

Selling fentanyl should be charged as homicide, on top of drug trafficking, a district attorney told the EpochTV’s “California Insider” program, where he explained the danger of fentanyl and what his office is doing to fight the deadly opioid crisis originating from “pure greed.” “The dealers are not trying to kill their clients. They just…