21.   Dowd apparently misclassified felony cases as less-important misdemeanor cases.

22.   Legal experts say such handling of misdemeanor assault cases is common except when the accused has a criminal record.

23.   She had testified earlier that prosecutors never asked for her side of the story before tsking the misdemeanor assault case to trial.

24.   The marijuana seizure will have no impact on the resolution of a misdemeanor battery case that had been brought against Abdul-Jabbar in Los Angeles.