Annual Report 2005 - San Diego Health Reports and Documents

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Superior Court DivisionOutstandingSuperior Court DIVISION2005 STAFFINGAttorneys 25DA Investigators 12Paralegals 11Support Staff 22Total 2005 Superior CourtPersonnel 70Mothers Against Drunk DrivingOutstanding Prosecutor of the Year 2005.DDA William GentryThe Superior Court Division isone of the largest in the DistrictAttorney’s Office and is responsiblefor taking felony cases to trial that arenot handled in one of our many verticaldivisions. The crimes prosecuted in thisdivision include some of the most challengingand tragic cases such as kidnappings,assaults, robberies, attempted murders,mayhem and murders. By the timeone of these cases reaches the SuperiorCourt Division, it usually means it will begoing to trial.Within the division is the Major ViolatorsUnit, which prosecutes criminals with anextensive felony background, serial bankrobbers and other defendants chargedwith numerous serious felonies who arefacing extraordinarily long prison sentences.The division also staffs various calendardepartments in Superior Court involvingsentencing hearings, motions hearings,restitution hearings and second arraignmentsfollowing preliminary hearings.The DA’s Superior Court Division ishoused at the Hall of Justice downtownunder the leadership of Division ChiefDan Lamborn and Assistant ChiefVictor Nuñez.34
The Superior Court Division is one of the largest in the DistrictAttorney’s Office and is responsible for taking felony cases to trialthat are not handled in our many vertical divisionsCommitmentDDA Michael GrochHe was recognized as one of thetop 20 attorneys under the age of40 in California by the Daily Journal.“I went to law school to become aprosecutor, not a lawyer,” Groch said.“I really enjoy it because every dayis different …I am able to make a difference in avery observable way in somepeople’s lives.”SUPERIOR COURT CASEPeople vs. YoungJack Reynolds and Teresa Perez were working at the 5 Star Parkinglot near Lindbergh Field when they were surprised by a group of menwho approached them with guns. At one point, the defendant got thevictims into an office and had them lay down. He and his partner thenshot and killed them. The case went unsolved for about four years.Through a variety of witnesses, DDA Betsy McClutchey presented acompelling case to the jury. Although the defense tried to attack thecredibility of those witnesses, the jury found them guilty of murderwith a special circumstance.John Doe ProjectIn December, the DA’s Office filed itsfirst John Doe warrant, a program onlya few district attorneys use nationally.DDA Michael Groch spearheaded theproject‘s implementation. An arrestwarrant is filed against a John Doeusing a DNA profile, immediatelytolling the crime’s statute oflimitations. If the person is identifiedwith evidence from a subsequentcrime years later, he or she can beprosecuted at that time. In San Diego,more that 300 cases, from armedrobbery to assault, qualify for reviewunder the John Doe program.35
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