Within the DA’s Office, the District Attorney is an elected or appointed official who leads a team of Assistant District Attorneys (ADAs), also known as prosecutors, representing the county in which a state law is violated. One of the ADAs will be delegated by the DA to represent the state for each case.
Only criminal cases (felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile) are handled by the DA’s office. This means that the DA won’t handle legal matters such as child custody, divorce, or bankruptcy. The DA’s office only prosecutes violations of state laws, not federal crimes.
The assistant district attorney confirmed the El Paso District Attorney’s Office has begun filing some of the cases that have been dismissed over the past month.
It is the DA’s responsibility to decide what – if any – charges will be filed against the suspect based on the circumstances of the case, the findings of the law enforcement investigation, and whether it is believed that guilt can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.