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June 16, 2008 -- RIVERSIDE -- California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Riverside District Attorney Rod Pacheco today announced a 37-count indictment against Mark Anthony Leggio, James Lloyd Deremiah, and father-son team Nicola Cacucciolo, and

A5628 Townsend (MS) -- Prohibits reduction of felony charge where the victim of the felony was 65 years or older SUMM : Amd SS180.50 & 180.70, CP L Prohibits the reduction of a felony charge where there is reasonable cause to believe the defendant committed a felony in addition to a non-felony offense and where there is reasonable cause to believe the defendant committed such felony against a victim who was 65 years of age or older at the time of such offense. Criminal Sanction Impact. 02/21/07 referred to codes LAW / CRIM-PROC A5630 Walker (MS) -- Permits denial of bail or release in certain cases involving dangerous crimes or to protect jurors, witnesses or evidence; repealer SUMM : Rpld & add S530.10 & S530.30 sub 1, amd CP L, generally Permits a judicial officer on application of a prosecuting attorney to deny bail or pretrial release to certain persons accused of dangerous crimes or to release such persons on condition in certain circumstances; further permits denial of bail or pretrial release of persons accused of a crime when necessary to protect trial witnesses, jurors or evidence; permits the post trial detention or release on condition of persons convicted of a dangerous crime awaiting sentence or the decision of an appeal. Criminal Sanction Impact. 02/21/07 referred to codes LAW / CRIM-PROC A5633 Wright -- Relates to bias related criminal activity SUMM : Add Art 491 S491.00, Pen L; amd S720.10, CP L Proscribes conduct constituting a bias related crime, meaning for such purposes, the commission of a designated act that demonstrates a prejudice based on the race, color, religion, national origin, age, ethnicity, disability, gender or sexual orientation of the victim, and denies the granting of youthful offender status for any offender committing such a crime. Criminal Sanction Impact. 02/21/07 referred to codes LAW / CRIM-PROC A5652 Aubertine (MS) -- Extends orders of protection to last for the life of the party against whom the order is issued or until