Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert Archives

Police Use of Force Bill Passes Despite ‘Hindsight analysis’ Rejected by Courts

May 23, 2019 9:55 pmMay 23, 2019 9:56 pm

The police “use of force” bill by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), inspired by the Sacramento police shooting last year of Stephon Clark, is moving ahead, and now officially has the approval by Gov. Gavin Newsom. AB 392 would allow criminal...

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California Won’t Face Up To Crime

May 18, 2019 5:17 amJune 10, 2019 12:34 pm

“The use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to show a personal photo identification card at all times in violation of recognized constitutional rights. This technology also allows people to be...

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Police Use of Force Bill is ‘Epitome of Second Guessing’ by Lawmakers

April 11, 2019 12:02 pmApril 15, 2019 7:20 am

Following the Sacramento police shooting last year of Stephon Clark, a bill to restrict the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers was passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, but is unlikely to withstand legal scrutiny. Authored...

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Post-Reprieve PPIC Poll Comforts Gov. Newsom on Death Penalty Reversal

April 4, 2019 8:26 amApril 5, 2019 7:41 am

Nearly one year ago, on April 24, 2018, Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo, 72. Authorities across the state were charging that DeAngelo was the East Area Rapist and Golden State Killer, responsible...

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Black Lives Matter Activists Arrested in Sacramento For Protesting DA’s Luncheon Meeting

March 29, 2019 9:12 amApril 11, 2019 11:46 am

Thursday was a day of reckoning for Sacramento’s Black Lives Matter activists. Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert was the guest speaker at a luncheon for the Women Lawyers of Sacramento, at a downtown restaurant, when her meeting was interrupted...