Prosecutor reports heavy felony caseload and recent trial outcomes
The county prosecutor told commissioners his office reviewed 1,848 warrant requests in the quarter, charged 1,227, and handled 13 trials (10 guilty verdicts), including cases ranging from weapons offenses to first-degree criminal sexual conduct that carries a 25-year mandatory minimum.
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The Genesee County prosecutor delivered a quarterly report covering July through the current date, telling commissioners the office remained busy with criminal filings and trials. According to the report, staff reviewed 1,848 warrant requests and filed charges in 1,227 of those matters; roughly 1,700 of the reviewed matters were adult felonies and the office issued about 179 felony-level indictments during the period.
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