Manhattan DA

The memo says the office will “not seek carceral sentence other than for homicide” or “class B violent felony in which a deadly weapon causes serious injury, domestic violence felonies” with few exceptions.

The office also does not plan to seek any sentences of life without parole, regardless of how heinous a crime is, and will only recommend pretrial detention in “very serious cases.”

The guidance calls for downgrading felony charges in cases including armed robberies and drug dealing.

Armed robbery not a felony? No pretrial detention?

I am not a longer and tougher advocate, but this seems to go way too far in the other direction. I wonder how people would feel if this was the direction your DA was going.