Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York
District Attorney
Hello:
I have a two questions. First, is a district attorney, the same thing as a prosecutor, or is there a difference? If there is a difference, what are they?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: District Attorney
In most jursdictions around the country the term District Attorney is used interchangeably with the term prosecutor. In some states the position may be called States Attorney or County Prosecutor.
In New York State, the District Attorney for a county is the primary prosecuting authority in each county of the state. In some liminted circumstances, the prosecutor maybe someone from the New York State Attorney Generals office or it maybe a Federal case and the prosecutor may be from the US Attorney's office.
I home that answered your question.
Re: District Attorney
A District Attorney is a type of Prosecutor. Other types are US Attorneys, Special Prosecutors, Attorney General, County Attorneys and village/Town attorneys or prosecutors. The differences are what courts they function in and who appoints them or elects them.
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