Riverside Superior Court has dismissed over 200 criminal cases because they were not brought to trial before a legal deadline. The Riverside District Attorney’s Office has criticized the dismissals, saying precedent allows the cases to be prosecuted at a later date, and that the dismissals were optional. Presiding Judge John Monterosso explicitly disagreed with that description, and said it is a settled fact that they had to dismiss the cases.
“The 200 includes both misdemeanor and felony offenses, and mostly involve domestic violence charges.”
Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
Under California Law, criminal cases must be dismissed if they have not gone to trial
