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CRIMINAL JUSTICE & COURTS |
ROBERT S. FLANCHER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The office of the District Attorney is created by the
Wisconsin Constitution in Article VI, Section 4.
The purpose of the Office of the District Attorney is delineated in Wisconsin
Statutes Chapter 978. Wis. Stat. Sec. 978.05 lists the specific duties of the
District Attorney.
The District Attorney shall:
prosecute all criminal actions;
prosecute all state forfeiture actions, county traffic actions and county ordinance violations;
participate in investigatory (John Doe) proceedings;
attend Grand Jury proceedings when requested and give advice;
cooperate with the department of workforce development in welfare fraud investigations;
brief and argue criminal cases brought by appeal;
institute, commence or appear in civil actions prescribed by statute;
prosecute or defend actions transferred to another county;
establish other prosecutorial units throughout the county necessary to carry out the duties;
hire, employ and supervise staff and make appropriate assignments;
supervise expenditures of the office;
prepare a biennial budget request.
Because of the unique duties of this office, there are no statistical or other evaluation measurements that are useful in determining our performance level. Statewide statistics continually demonstrate that this office handles more criminal cases per attorney than almost all other state prosecution units.
