Description:
The Trial Deputy is responsible for the prosecution of all types of criminal offenses and handles all phases of those prosecutions from pre-arrest investigation through post-sentencing appeals. The Trial Deputy evaluates the merits of each assigned case, taking into consideration the scarcity of resources, strength of the evidence, relative severity of the crime and its impact on the victim and the community, and special policy considerations as they apply to each case. This position reports directly to a Senior Deputy Prosecutor, and acts by virtue of authority delegated by the Senior Deputy.A Trial Deputy Prosecutor must be a licensed attorney, admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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