The decision to postpone the trial of Delonzo Logwood, 32, comes amid public debate over criminal-justice and sentencing reforms championed by Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
The murder trial for a reputed Oakland gang member — a trial that was nearly called off, after Alameda County’s district attorney offered a controversial plea deal, later rejected by a judge — was delayed Monday amid a dispute over who will preside over the case.
The decision to postpone the trial of Delonzo Logwood, 32, came after the Alameda County Superior Court judge overseeing his case, Mark McCannon, opted to have another judge from elsewhere in California decide on whether he should remain on the bench for Logwood’s trial. McCannon’s role came under fire from newly-elected District Attorney Pamela Price after he criticized and rejected a plea deal Price had offered and Logwood had rejected. The deal would have dismissed charges in two of the killings while capping prison time at 15 years for the third.
Price’s approach to criminal justice and high-level murder prosecutions has gained widespread attention; the county’s top prosecutor has said she intends to pursue progressive sentencing reform through her office, but her early moves have come under heavy criticism from some in the community. Logwood is accused of gunning down three people in separate shootings 2008, all while he was 18 years old. Killed in the shootings were Eric Ford, 22, Zaire Washington, 24, and Richard Carter, 30.
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