Krasner’s DAO

The nation’s eyes are on Philadelphia’s District Attorney’s Office to see what happens when a DAO is run by a man like Larry Krasner, a progressive former defense attorney whose stated goals include reducing the number of people behind bars.

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Last Updated: May. 28, 2019 · 6:17 p.m.

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An unfortunately routine murder case erupts into perjury war between Philly police and DA

Krasner: Detectives lied, defense covered for them — but defendant is still guilty.

DA Larry Krasner and U.S. Attorney William McSwain are embroiled in a rancorous spat over the controversial sentencing of an AK-47 gunman

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Philly DA moves to reverse controversial plea deal for gunman in AK-47 shooting

An assistant district attorney admitted making a procedural error in the case.

The Chester County DA ripped into Larry Krasner and whistled to suburbanites about Philly’s “violence and lawlessness” coming their way

Larry Krasner has withdrawn the Philly DA’s office from the state’s largest prosecutors’ association, saying it represents ‘the voice of the past’

A West Philly business owner was stunned to learn the man who shot him with an AK-47 received a minimum of 3.5 years in prison

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