Title

Defines Legal Standard for Claim of Self-Defense in Certain Criminal Prosecutions of Law-Enforcement Officers. Requires Jury Trial for Specified Criminal Prosecutions of Law-Enforcement Officers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Attorney General No.

17-0022

Secretary of State No.

1818

Description

Requires that law-enforcement officers who are prosecuted for crimes involving use of lethal or near-lethal force be held to a reasonable-person standard equal to or higher than that required for ordinary citizens to prevail on self-defense claims. Requires that criminal trials of law-enforcement officers be by jury for charges related to abuse of power or authority, unlawful or excessive force under color of law, or violent felonies. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Likely minor net fiscal impact on annual state and local criminal justice costs.

Proponents

Nadia Turner and Masheika E. Allen (646) 245-2711

Date

10-27-2017

Document Type

Article

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

Defines Legal Standard for Claim of Self-Defense in Certain Criminal Prosecutions of Law-Enforcement Officers. Requires Jury Trial for Specified Criminal Prosecutions of Law-Enforcement Officers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. California Initiative 1818 (2017).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/2095