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Williamson DA sees drug penalty debate as turf war

Speaking of venting prosecutors, what do you think is Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley's biggest beef with a proposal by Houston judges to reduce drug possession penalties from a felony to a misdemeanor?You guessed it: It would reduce the scope of his personal, bureaucratic turf. We can't have that! Bradley writes on the District and County Attorneys user forum:If SJF drug cases become misdemeanors, the shift in workload from district to county courts at law would be substantial. In selfish terms, a DA with only felony jurisdiction (like myself) would suddenly have an enormous percentage of the caseload moved off the docket. A county attorney with only misdemeanor jurisdiction (such as my colleague in Williamson County) would suddenly find herself with lots of new cases...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 17, 2009 (boomark / email).