First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies will also remove herself from the prosecution.
In a statement, Carmack-Altwies said her “responsibility to the people of the First Judicial District is greater than any one case.” She will “continue her record of prosecuting drunken drivers, collaborating with local law enforcement, increasing diversion efforts and securing convictions against the most dangerous prolific offenders,” said a spokesperson for the office.
During a hearing on Monday, the judge overseeing the prosecution found that the district attorney’s office couldn’t name a new special prosecutor unless it entirely recused itself from the cases. The ruling was the latest in a series of setbacks starting with the
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