As of this morning, no DA race for the 4th Judicial District is noted on Colorado Sec. of State 'TRACER'.
"..The 376 trials is a record but represents just a fraction of the tens of thousands of cases filed in the District Attorney’s Office in Teller and El Paso counties each year, according to statistics available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website.
Most filings end in plea agreements.
But clearly the jump in cases going to trial is proof that May was serious about a tough stand on certain types of cases.
As part of May’s revamped training, new recruits must complete 15 county court trials, a switch from an earlier policy that saw some attorneys advance to District Court after only one or two, the district attorney said.
At the same time, May set a goal to increase the number of trials in county court from about 150 a year to about 200 a year.
Felony trials also rose on May’s watch, according to figures he supplied showing the office hit a record in 2010 with about 165 felony trials and nearly matched it this year, with about 150 trials.
“Those are the two highest totals in the history of this office,” he said.
McKinney and May keep separate tallies of court trials.
The District Attorney’s Office still is compiling figures for the year and hasn’t completed a break down of its prosecutions, May said.
Of the trials in District Court this year, 11 were for first-degree murder, tying the number of first-degree murder trials last year, McKinney said.
The figures show that 26,000 people reported for jury duty this year. Of those, about 12 percent ended up serving on a jury...."
Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/prosecutors-131026-rookie-wanted.html#ixzz1iKGLU6at
Most filings end in plea agreements.
But clearly the jump in cases going to trial is proof that May was serious about a tough stand on certain types of cases.
As part of May’s revamped training, new recruits must complete 15 county court trials, a switch from an earlier policy that saw some attorneys advance to District Court after only one or two, the district attorney said.
At the same time, May set a goal to increase the number of trials in county court from about 150 a year to about 200 a year.
Felony trials also rose on May’s watch, according to figures he supplied showing the office hit a record in 2010 with about 165 felony trials and nearly matched it this year, with about 150 trials.
“Those are the two highest totals in the history of this office,” he said.
McKinney and May keep separate tallies of court trials.
The District Attorney’s Office still is compiling figures for the year and hasn’t completed a break down of its prosecutions, May said.
Of the trials in District Court this year, 11 were for first-degree murder, tying the number of first-degree murder trials last year, McKinney said.
The figures show that 26,000 people reported for jury duty this year. Of those, about 12 percent ended up serving on a jury...."
Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/prosecutors-131026-rookie-wanted.html#ixzz1iKGLU6at
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