County State's 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:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Erin Melling has been Slope County State's Attorney and an assistant state's attorney in Adams County since 2015. A Hettinger native with a law degree from the University of South Dakota, Melling is managing partner of Melling & Roseland Law.
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · resultsnd.sos.nd.gov