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Lawmakers hear requests for greater coordination with Attorney General's Office as prosecutors triage cases
Summary
State's attorneys' leaders told the committee they have asked the Attorney General's Office for targeted assistance in multiple counties but said the response has been inconsistent. Officials described an ongoing shift toward triaging cases so prosecutors can prioritize violent and time-sensitive matters and asked the legislature to consider ways
Department leaders told the House appropriations committee on Feb. 12 that, amid rising volumes of complex and multi-county cases, they have asked the Attorney General's Office for assistance on discrete matters but have received uneven support.
What officials said Department leadership described instances where local state's attorneys requested help on high-priority matters — including homicides and serious assaults — and where some neighboring county state's attorneys stepped in to accept cases, but they said at least one formal request to the Attorney General's Office for help with violent cases did not produce the anticipated AG involvement. Committee members…
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