New Texas bill throws prosecutorial discretion out the window.
Prosecutors won't take on every case that crosses their desk. That discretion is critical to district attorneys for both practicality and morality – so they can effectively allocate their resources and avoid putting innocent people on trial when evidence just doesn't stand up., have drawn the ire of Republicans for announcing they will refuse to prosecute doctors who provide abortions, parents who get transgender care for their kids, and people with small amounts of cannabis.
The bills don't name the D.A.s that Texas Republicans have dubbed"rogue prosecutors," but it's clearly targeted at Garza, Dallas County D.A., and the three other urban D.A.s who pledged in a joint statement not to prosecute people who seek or provide abortions. A Travis County D.A. spokesperson said,"Regardless of which debates our legislature takes up, the Travis County District Attorney's Office will remain focused on prosecuting violent crimes." Garza declined to comment on the new bills, but he's explained the importance of prosecutorial discretion in the past. At a press conference in June after announcing that he wouldn't go after abortion providers, Garza said,"A prosecutor's job is to protect public safety.
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