CCDA POLICY MANUAL Table of Contents Policy Manual Intro ..........................................................................................................................9 Letter from the District Attorney ..................................................................................... 10 Mission Statement ........................................................................................................................ 11 Mission Statement ............................................................................................................ 12 Section 01 - Ethics ......................................................................................................................... 13 Professional Ethics ............................................................................................................ 14 Deputy District Attorneys Ethical Expectations ............................................................. 15 Public Trust ........................................................................................................................ 16 Affidavits of Prejudice....................................................................................................... 17 Search Warrants of Attorney's Offices........................................................................... 18 Subpoenaing an Attorney ................................................................................................ 19 Attorney Conduct with Jurors .......................................................................................... 20 Criminal Activity by State Licensed Professionals ......................................................... 21 Political Activity .................................................................................................................. 22 Oregon State Bar Complaints .......................................................................................... 23 Adherence with ORS 131.915 and ORS 131.920 ........................................................... 24 Section 02 - Crime Victims ........................................................................................................... 25 Crime Victim's Rights ........................................................................................................ 26 Victims Rights Under Oregon Law .................................................................................. 27 Advise Victims of Their Rights .......................................................................................... 28 Victims Participate in Proceedings .................................................................................. 29 Victim Assistance Program .............................................................................................. 30 Victim Restitution .............................................................................................................. 31 Section 03 - Prosecution .............................................................................................................. 32 Criminal Case Records ...................................................................................................... 33 Records Retrieval .............................................................................................................. 34 Records Retention / Destruction Schedule .................................................................... 35 Screening and Charging Decisions - Intro ...................................................................... 37 Screening and Charging Decision Guidelines/Factors .................................................. 38 PCS Misdemeanor Treatment Guidelines ...................................................................... 39 Reporting Status of Non U.S. Citizens Charged with a Crime ...................................... 40 Issuing Cases for Other Trial Teams .............................................................................. 41 Declining Prosecution ....................................................................................................... 42 Grand Jury and Preliminary Hearing ............................................................................... 43 Subpoenaed Records ........................................................................................................ 45 Criminal History Verifications.......................................................................................... 46 Charging in RICO Cases .................................................................................................... 47 Stipulated Facts Trial ......................................................................................................... 48 Prosecuting Environmental Crimes ................................................................................ 49 Discovery Policy ................................................................................................................. 50 Plea/Sentence Negotiation .............................................................................................. 52 Deputy District Attorneys' Plea Discretion ..................................................................... 53 Equality in Plea Negotiations ........................................................................................... 54 When to Negotiate ............................................................................................................ 55 Guidelines for Reducing a Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance Charge to a Misdemeanor .................................................................................................................... 56 Measure 11 Pleas .............................................................................................................. 57 Negotiations of Homicide Cases ..................................................................................... 58 Victim Considerations in Negotiations ........................................................................... 59 Case Manager Appearances ............................................................................................ 60 Grants of Immunity ........................................................................................................... 62 Statutory Immunity Under Oregon Law ......................................................................... 63 Making Statutory Immunity Requests ............................................................................ 64 Contractual or Informal Immunity .................................................................................. 65 Contractual Immunity Approval ...................................................................................... 66 Contractual Immunity Considerations ........................................................................... 67 Mental Disease or Defect Defense .................................................................................. 68 Mental Health Court ......................................................................................................... 69 Mental Health Court Admission Criteria ........................................................................ 70 Mental Health Court Disposition Options ...................................................................... 71 Post-Conviction Transfers ................................................................................................ 72 Entering the Mental Health Court Program ................................................................... 73 Limited Mental Health Court Openings ......................................................................... 74 Drug Court Treatment ...................................................................................................... 75 Adult Drug Court ............................................................................................................... 76 Adult Drug Court Treatment Criteria .............................................................................. 77 Juvenile Drug Court Team ................................................................................................ 78 Juvenile Drug Court Program Goals ................................................................................ 79 Family Drug Court ............................................................................................................. 80 Family Drug Court Team .................................................................................................. 81 Family Drug Court Program Goals .................................................................................. 82 Measure 11 Policy ............................................................................................................. 83 Plea Negotiation Aggravating Factors ............................................................................ 84 Plea Negotiation Mitigating Factors ................................................................................ 85 Juvenile Defendants in Measure 11 Statutory Sex Cases ............................................. 86 Juvenile Waiver to Adult Court ......................................................................................... 87 Measure 57 Policy ............................................................................................................. 89 Plea Negotiation Aggravating Factors ...........................................................................