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State's Attorney seeks three prosecutors and full-time victim-witness director; cites surge in jury trials
Summary
State's Attorney Jamie Sterling asked commissioners for funding of three additional assistant state's attorneys and to pay the full director for victim-witness services (county share of a position currently 50% grant-funded), citing a 261% increase in contested criminal jury trials since 2019 and high caseloads per prosecutor.
State's Attorney Jamie Sterling told the Board of Commissioners on March 4 that her office needs three additional assistant state's attorneys and full county funding for the director of victim-witness services to maintain current prosecution levels.
Sterling said the office has used grant funding successfully to create an evidence-review unit and victim services positions (she said the office secured $680,000 in one recent grant and about $1.5 million in grants over two years).…
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