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Seattle City Attorney Says ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Predecessor Left Big Case Backlog (www.theurbanist.org)

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The Seattle City Attorney’s Office is grappling with a large case backlog of more than 5,000 cases left by the previous administration run by Republican Ann Davison. Successor Erika Evans is hoping to tighten up practices to trim the backlog.

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[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 3 points 1 week ago

I hoped since they are misdemeanors it wasn’t that bad, but it’s real bad:

Among the over 5,000 cases in this new backlog, at least 1,700 are domestic violence cases, which are among the most serious cases handled by the City Attorney’s Office. There are also at least 1,210 backlog cases categorized as criminal traffic cases, which include Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases. Davison’s challengers criticized her alleged mishandling of DUI cases as part of their campaign pitches.