Demonstrators hold signs in support of Marquis Dixon and "Dontay" Ivy during a press conference and rally outside Albany District Attorney David Soares?’ office Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. Advocates called on the district attorney to publicly call the nine-year sentence teen Marquis Dixon received for stealing sneakers excessive and to support Raise the Age legislation that has awaits action by the state Legislature next year. They also called on him to finish an investigation into the police-related death of Donald ?“Dontay?” Ivy, deliver indictments against the three officers involved and publicly support the use of a special prosecutor in cases of police killings of civilians. (Will Waldron/Times Union)