Alameda Co. DA disqualifies veteran judge from hearing criminal cases

CRITICIZED. YEAH TONIGHT. WE ARE HEARING FROM PEOPLE UNHAPPY WITH WHAT THE DA IS DOING AND HOW SHE'S DOING IT A PRICE RECENTLY TOOK THE EXTRAORDINARY STEP OF ANNOUNCING IN A SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO THAT SHE WILL TRY TO PREVENT A VETERAN JUDGE FROM EVER HEARING A CRIMINAL CASE AGAIN, CAN SHE DO THAT TO ABC 7 NEWS IT REPORTER. DAN NOYES HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO IT AND YOU'RE HERE WITH THE INFO FOR US NOW DOWN AND DAN ONCE AGAIN PAM PRICE HAS REFUSED MY REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW, BUT SHE'S TRYING A NEW TACTIC POSTING RECORDED STATEMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT DON'T ALLOW FOR ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. SEVERAL LONGTIME VETERANS IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWYERS AND JUDGES TELL ME THEY'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS A DISTRICT ATTORNEY GOING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ATTACKING A JUDGE JUDGE MARK MCKINNON OVERSTEPPED HIS BOUNDARIES AS A JUDICIAL OFFICER PENN PRICE SAYS THAT MARK MCCANNONS APPEAL REPORT JUDGE FOR 10 YEARS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN BEFORE THAT IN ALAMEDA COUNTY PROSECUTOR FOR 16 YEARS. SHOULD HEAR NO MORE CRIMINAL CASES MY OFFICE WILL FILE A MOTION TO DISQUALIFY HIM FROM HEARING ANY CRIMINAL CASES BEING PROSECUTED BY OUR OFFICE. IT'S ALL BECAUSE JUDGE MCCANNON REJECTED THE PLEA DEAL PRICE OFFERED DELONZO LOGWOOD ACCUSED OF THREE MURDERS ONE DURING A CARJACKING ROBBERY A MURDER FOR HIRE AND KILLING A WITNESS SET THROUGH TESTIFY AGAINST HIS STEPBROTHER. HE FACES 75 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON IF CONVICTED PRICE OFFERED HIM 15 YEARS ON A SINGLE VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AND THIS WEEK AFTER JUDGE MCCANNON DENIED PRICES MOTION TO REMOVE HIMSELF OR BIAS. HE ANNOUNCED SHE'S GOING TO PREVENT HIM FROM HEARING ANY CRIMINAL CASES. THE JUDGE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN IMPARTIAL REFEREE MANAGING CASES THAT COME BEFORE HIM. YOU'RE TRYING TO TEAR THIS SYSTEM DOWN FROM THE INSIDE OUT MICHAEL CARDOZA WORKED AS A PROSECUTOR IN LA SAN FRANCISCO AND ALAMEDA COUNTY BEFORE BECOMING A DEFENSE ATTORNEY. HE EXPLAINS PRICE COULD ACTUALLY PREVENT JUDGE MCCANNON FROM ON CRIMINAL CASES BECAUSE OF CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 170.6 AN ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE OR PROSECUTION HAS ONE CHANCE TO DISQUALIFY A JUDGE BEFORE TRIAL STARTS AND THEN WE STAND ATTORNEYS STAND AND TAKE A NOTE SAY WE DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO GET A FAIR TRIAL IN FRONT OF JUDGE NOISE JUDGING US. OKAY. I'M GONNA SEND IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. WE DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY WE DO NOT HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY WE JUST DON'T WANT YOU FOR WHATEVER REASON SO IF PRICE PUTS OUT THIS BLANKET ORDER TO HER ATTORNEYS JUDGE MECHANIC COULD NEVER SEE ANOTHER CRIMINAL CASE. HE'D HAVE TO RETIRE OR START HEARING CIVIL MATTERS THE DA HAS I THINK ADOPTED A SCORCHED EARTH POLICY WITH REGARD TO THE JUDGE AND AND BASICALLY SHE IN DOING SO HAS ATTACKED HIS REPUTATION. ALL OF WHICH I THINK IS UNDESERVED THE DOORS CORDELL WAS THE FIRST FEMALE BLACK JUDGE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SHE TELLS ME SHE HAS NEVER HEARD OF A DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAKING THIS MOVE. AGAINST THIS SUPERIOR COURT, JUDGE. WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT JUDGE WHO GETS A CASE FROM THIS DA WHO SAYS NO, I'M NOT GOING TO APPROVE THIS PLEA BARGAIN AND EXPLAINING WHY I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THE DA IS GOING TO SAY, OKAY, YOU'RE NEXT UP AND NOW WE'RE NOT GONNA ALLOW FILINGS IN YOUR COURT. I'M VERY CONCERNED AND I HOPE THIS DOESN'T SET A PRECEDENT. JUDGE CORDELL TELLS ME THE SITUATION MAY LEAD TO A CHANGE IN STATE LAW PROSECUTORS AND PRICES OWN OFFICER RAISING ANOTHER ISSUE WITH ME COULD HER SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO ATTACKING THE JUDGE PREJUDICE THE JURY IN THE UPCOMING TRIAL. WELL, THAT'S SET THE START IN 10 DAYS. SO WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY CLEARLY A LOT MORE TO COME AS WE'VE SAID SO

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Length: 3min 49sec (229 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 07 2023