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Commissioners order special meeting after sheriff reports 157 cases the county attorney declined to accept
Summary
During the sheriff's report commissioners were told the county attorney has refused to accept certain investigator case filings, leaving about 157 cases unresolved and putting a 90% prosecution metric tied to grants at risk; the court directed a special meeting to resolve process and communication problems.
Dimmit County’s sheriff told the commissioners Dec. 8 that his office had a backlog of criminal matters after the county attorney reportedly declined to accept investigator‑prepared case files unless the sheriff presented them personally. The court was told the practice dated to May 2025 and that about 157 cases could therefore be dismissed, a figure the sheriff…
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