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Senate Bill Would Disempower Elected Prosecutor, Disenfranchise St. Louis Voters
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
2020
Publication Title
The St. Louis American
Abstract
A Missouri Senate committee recently held a hearing on Senate Bill 889. This bill would give the Missouri attorney general “concurrent jurisdiction” to prosecute certain crimes in the City of St. Louis. It allows the Attorney General to receive referrals directly from law enforcement and to initiate prosecutions. Moreover, the bill gives the attorney general the power to take over prosecutions commenced by the circuit attorney, St. Louis’ elected prosecutor.
Keywords
Senate Bill, Prosecutor Power, St. Louis, Voter Disenfranchisement, Missouri Legislation, Local Government, Criminal Justice Reform, Elected Officials, Legislative Impact
Publication Citation
Daniel S. Harawa & Kimberly Jade Norwood, Senate Bill Would Disempower Elected Prosecutor, Disenfranchise St. Louis Voters, The St. Louis American, May 1, 2020, https://www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/guest-columnists/senate-bill-would-disempower-elected-prosecutor-disenfranchise-st-louis-voters/
Repository Citation
Norwood, Kimberly Jade and Harawa, Daniel S., "Senate Bill Would Disempower Elected Prosecutor, Disenfranchise St. Louis Voters" (2020). Scholarship@WashULaw. 628.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/628