Steve Cooley
Steve Cooley
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Cooleyis an American politician. He has been a prosecutor for 27 years, and was Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012, in which he defeated incumbent two-term District Attorney Gil Garcetti, a Democrat. Cooley was re-elected in 2004 and 2008...
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Those accused of crimes -- be it civilian or law enforcement officer -- have a right to a fair and independent evaluation of the evidence by a public prosecutor who will make a filing decision based solely on the evidence and not on public opinion.
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would have probably led to the early detection of disgraced former officer Rafael Perez.