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Lake County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
District Attorney's Office Lets Potential Cases Go Unfiled Due to Expiration of Statute of Limitations
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The Lakeport Police Department, the Clearlake Police Department, and the Sheriff’s Department have all had potential misdemeanor cases rejected by the District Attorney’s Office in 2023/2024/2025 due to expiration of the statutes of limitation following extended periods without a prosecutor’s review.
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Cases unfiled due to expiration of the statute of limitations and lack of review by the DA’s Office may negatively impact the morale of the law enforcement officers who spend hours preparing the documents for submission intended for prosecution. RECOMMENDATIONS
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R1Page 184That the District Attorney utilize a case data management system that tracks the date of the incident and the date of running of the statute of limitations for each potential case filed. (F-1, F-2)
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R2Page 184That the District Attorney commit sufficient staff to review filed misdemeanor cases to prevent a backlog so that the statute of limitations does not run without review. (F-1, F-2) RESPONSES Under Penal Code sections 933 (a-c), the following responses are required: Lake County District Attorney R-1, R-2 90 Days Page | 183 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report REFERENCE Rodgers, J: Alameda County DA Pamela Price vows changes as hundreds of misdemeanor cases languish past statute of limitations. Bay Area News Group, October 16, 2024. Page | 184 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 185 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 186 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 187 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 188 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 189 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 190 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 191 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 192 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 193 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 194 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 195 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 196