Intends to keep victims, families informed

By Taylor Pettaway and Brooks Sutherland, Boston Herald

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said Sunday that as she goes forward in her new position she will align murder charges with what investigators can prove in court, and avoid a “reflex” to file first-degree murder charges on every case that comes through her office.

“I believe that what we need to do is look at everything as not a reflex, first degree, first degree first degree — there are some circumstances where a second-degree charge would be more appropriate,” she told WCVB during it’s Sunday morning “On the Record” news show.

Read more in the Boston Herald at https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/13/da-says-murder-charges-will-reflect-what-prosecutors-can-prove-in-court/

Watch the WCVB TV interview at https://www.wcvb.com/article/otr-rachael-rollins-discusses-criminal-justice-reform-what-crimes-should-not-be-prosecuted/25877757