County Attorney
What does this office do?
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Republican
Ericka Smith is a deputy Park County attorney in the Powell office and a trial lawyer who formerly worked for the University of Wyoming. Smith's priorities are clearing case backlogs, better ties with law enforcement, and diversion programs such as drug court for first-time offenders.
Sources: parkcounty-wy.gov2