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District Attorney Devon Anderson announced today that in its first year of implementation, the Capital Murder Project Court has reduced the number of older capital murder cases awaiting resolution. At the beginning of this project, the median age of cases was 3.5 years old, now the median age of cases is 1.5 years old.
The Capital Murder Project Court is an initiative where judges and prosecut
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News Release DA Announces Success with Capital Murder Project Court.pdf |
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Media Advisory
Who: Devon Anderson, Harris County District Attorney
Family of victims in Jorge Amezquita case (#1189721)
What: Announcement of Capital Murder Project Court
Where: Harris County Criminal Justice Complex
1201 Franklin Street, (6th Floor)
Houston, Texas 77002
When: Wednesday October29th, 2014 at 2:00PM
For more informat
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Media Advisory Capital Murder Project Court.pdf |
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Houston – The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has received a SMART Prosecution Grant from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The $435,000 award will be used to establish a Prostitution Prevention Program called SAFE Court (Survivors Acquiring Freedom and Empowerment.)
SAFE Court will target young adults from 17 to 25 who are first time offender
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Press Conference Announcement - SAFE COURT - 10-16-2014.docx |
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District Attorney Devon Anderson revealed today that her office, in cooperation with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and the Houston Police Department, will give non-violent first-time offenders a chance to avoid a criminal conviction through the office’s new program called “First Chance Intervention Program”.
Under the pilot p
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News Release New Program for Class B Marijuana Possession Arrests.pdf |
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Who: Devon Anderson, Harris County District Attorney
Adrian Garcia, Harris County Sheriff
Charles McClelland, Houston Police Chief
What: Announcement of New Program for Class B Marijuana Possession Arrests
Where: Harris County Criminal Justice Complex
1201 Franklin Street, (6th Floor)
Houston, Texas 77002
When: Wednesday October1st, 2014 at
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Media Advisory New Program for Class B Marijuana Possession Arrests.docx |
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District Attorney Devon Anderson announced today that in an effort to combat gun violence she has joined 22 prosecutors representing major jurisdictions throughout the United States to announce the formation of PROSECUTORS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE (PAGV), an independent, non-partisan coalition organized to identify and promote prosecutorial and policy solutions to the national public health and safety
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News Release DA Combats Gun Violence.pdf |
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District Attorney Devon Anderson announced today her office’s new online tool for the public to report animal cruelty in Harris County and new pilot program called HOPE (Helping Our Pets through Education). HOPE is designed to educate elementary school aged children on how to properly care for their pets.
“Many of the animal cruelty cases we see start with young people and they frequently ste
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News Release Animal Cruelty Prevention Program.pdf |
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Media Advisory
Who: Devon Anderson, Harris County District Attorney
Jessica Milligan, Assistant District Attorney, Animal Cruelty Specialist
Charlotte Leberda, Founder of Red Collar Rescue
The Family of “Rainey” (will talk about the rescue of and adoption of “Rainey” the dog rescued in the Rosa Martinez case, case #: 19270000)
What: Announcement of New Pilot Progr
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Media Advisory New Pilot Program and New Online Tool.pdf |
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District Attorney Devon Anderson announced today the results from this past weekend’s no refusal initiative. The District Attorney’s Office and surrounding law enforcement agencies joined forces to have more resources available on the Labor Day weekend to reduce the number of impaired drivers on the road.
The District Attorney’s Office had extra prosecutors on duty to assist law enforcem
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News release No Refusal Labor Day Weekend 2014 Arrests.pdf |
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