The Philadelphia district attorney who became a campaign trail punching bag for Republicans amid rising crime in U.S. cities during the coronavirus pandemic is running for reelection on the back end ...

The decision comes after District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters on March 10 that he was seeking to withdraw former District Attorney George Gascon's motion for a resentencing hearing.

Family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez have filed court papers alleging that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s ...

Last month, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who took office in December, asked the court to withdraw the resentencing motion filed last year by then-District Attorney George Gascón.

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman reversed a ban on the death penalty set by his predecessor, George Gascón. Hochman announced Tuesday that he was rescinding Gascón’s “extreme and ...

Prosecutors also argued the initial resentencing recommendation request filed by his predecessor George Gascón lacks merit because it was based on what Hochman believes was an incomplete review ...

Last year, former Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón petitioned to resentence the two men to 50 years to life on the two counts of first-degree murder, which he said could also ...

LOS ANGELES — Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, a judge ruled Friday. They were sentenced to life in ...

In a separate filing, defense attorneys countered that Hochman’s statements were “patently meritless” and said that the previous DA, George Gascón, considered and rejected them.

Los Angeles County's previous progressive district attorney, George Gascón, sought resentencing for the brothers before he lost reelection to tough-on-crime candidate Nathan Hochman in November.

In October, Hochman's predecessor, George Gascón, announced he supported resentencing the brothers. Gascón recommended their sentences of life without the possibility of parole be removed ...

Current District Attorney Nathan Hochman opposes their release and wanted to withdraw a motion that was filed under the administration of his predecessor, George Gascón, who supported the re ...