People v. Lastra CA2/6
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 8/31/22 P. v. Lastra CA2/
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION SIX
THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B309895 (Cons. w/ B311783) Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. Nos. 20F-06361 A-C, 20M-05512 A-D) v. (San Luis Obispo County)
ROBERT ANTHONY
LASTRA, JR., et al.,
Defendants and Respondents.
THE COURT:
Respondents are college students who face criminal charges for marching through the City of San Luis Obispo following the murder of George Floyd, Jr. in 2020. The trial court granted their motion to recuse District Attorney Dan Dow’s office from the case because of Dow’s well-publicized association with critics of the Black Lives Matter movement. (Penal Code, §…