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Coweta County DA Herb Cranford asks commissioners to fund prosecutor who cut backlog
Summary
District Attorney Herb Cranford told the Board of Commissioners that an ARPA-funded assistant district attorney doubled indictments and closed many old cases; he asked the board to absorb the position into the county budget at $175,365.19, arguing it speeds case resolution and reduces jail time for many defendants.
District Attorney Herb Cranford asked the Coweta County Board of Commissioners at the April 14 work session to fund an ARPA-funded prosecutor position permanently, saying the position has produced measurable progress clearing a multi-year caseload backlog.
Cranford, who identified himself as the district attorney for the Coweta Circuit, said the assistant district attorney assigned to rapidly review older and inmate cases has substantially increased the number of cases docketed and dismissed weak cases after review. "It is an increase of $175,365.19," Cranford said when asked for the specific county cost to retain the position; he added that the attorney’s salary with employer costs is about $134,000. “That’s my understanding…
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