District Attorney's office

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The District Attorney's office is a government legal agency responsible for prosecuting criminal cases on behalf of the state or local jurisdiction.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
prosecutorial authority ⓘ
public sector organization ⓘ
accountableTo courts ⓘ
the public ⓘ
collaboratesWith courts ⓘ
police departments ⓘ
public defender offices ⓘ
sheriff's offices ⓘ
state investigative agencies ⓘ
employs administrative staff ⓘ
assistant district attorneys ⓘ
investigators ⓘ
prosecutors ⓘ
victim advocates ⓘ
fundedBy public funds ⓘ
goal protect community safety ⓘ
seek justice in criminal matters ⓘ
uphold the rule of law ⓘ
hasRole advise law enforcement on legal issues ⓘ
decide whether to file criminal charges ⓘ
enforce criminal law ⓘ
handle appeals in criminal cases ⓘ
manage diversion programs in some jurisdictions ⓘ
negotiate plea agreements ⓘ
oversee alternative sentencing programs in some jurisdictions ⓘ
participate in grand jury proceedings ⓘ
present cases in court ⓘ
prosecute criminal cases ⓘ
protect public safety through prosecution ⓘ
recommend sentences to the court ⓘ
represent the state in criminal proceedings ⓘ
represent victims' interests in criminal cases ⓘ
review evidence in criminal matters ⓘ
headedBy District Attorney ⓘ
jurisdictionOver criminal offenses ⓘ
violations of local criminal ordinances ⓘ
violations of state criminal law ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom local law ⓘ
state law ⓘ
mayBe appointed office leadership ⓘ
elected office leadership ⓘ
mayHandle juvenile delinquency cases in some jurisdictions ⓘ
specialized units such as homicide or narcotics ⓘ
operatesIn county jurisdictions ⓘ
local jurisdictions ⓘ
state jurisdictions ⓘ
partOf criminal justice system ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional constraints ⓘ
ethical rules for prosecutors ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frank Bullitt → associatedWith → District Attorney's office ⓘ
Arthur Branch → occupation → District Attorney ⓘ
subject linked to: District Attorney Arthur Branch
linked to: District Attorney's office
Article VI of the Wisconsin Constitution → definesOffice → District Attorney ⓘ
linked to: District Attorney's office
Maurice Levy → associatedWith → State’s Attorney’s Office (The Wire) ⓘ
linked to: District Attorney's office
District Attorney's office → headedBy → District Attorney ⓘ
linked to: District Attorney's office
Barksdale family → facesLegalActionFrom → State's Attorney's Office in The Wire ⓘ
linked to: District Attorney's office