Pennsylvania court upholds law establishing special prosecutor for SEPTA crimes in Philadelphia

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Pennsylvania court upholds law establishing special prosecutor for SEPTA crimes in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner lost in his lawsuit seeking to halt a law that directed the appointment of a special prosecutor by the attorney general's office to handle crimes on the city's mass transit system.

Friday, June 14, 2024 6:51PMThe elected prosecutor in Philadelphia lost a court decision Friday in his lawsuit seeking to halt a law that directed the appointment of a special prosecutor by the attorney general's office to handle crimes on the city's mass transit system.

The law gives the special prosecutor the ability to take over crimes "within" the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, known as SEPTA, and when that occurs, requires the district attorney to suspend investigations and proceedings and turn over the files to the special prosecutor. "SEPTA is an agency. It is an entity. It is not a specific place or a tangible thing. The meaning of 'within' in relation to SEPTA conveys no concrete impression to the ordinary person; it is simply incomprehensible," Fizanno Cannon wrote.

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