Prosecutor’s Blog
Crime Victims’ Rights Week Highlight: Victim-Witness Coordinators
If you are a crime victim, you are suddenly faced with navigating an unfamiliar criminal justice system because of circumstances outside your control. But you will not be navigating this system alone.
Legal Assistants: The Unsung Heroes of the Prosecutor’s Office
Attorneys spend hours preparing arguments for each of the criminal cases they handle, but you may not have known that behind each prosecutor is a legal assistant gathering the information a prosecutor needs to meet the burden of proof in each case. In our office, we have 46 legal assistants who help our prosecutors prepare
Ada County Prosecutor’s On-Call Team works around the clock to keep residents safe
For years though, the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office has had a team on-call during the nights and weekends, working with law enforcement, to make sure the community remains safe.
Summer Internships: ‘The chance to do the work of a real attorney’
“We are appearing in court and working on cases that matter and affect real world situations.
Press Releases
Boise man to serve prison sentence for string of local robberies
Warren Shaw, 56, will serve up to 35 years in prison following a string of robberies that impacted several in our community.
Ada County jury convicts Boise man of 2022 murder
Jed Earls, 34, was convicted Thursday by an Ada County jury for the second-degree murder of 22-year-old James “Matt” Cuellar.
Garden City man sentenced for stabbing patron at Boise establishment
Anthony Perazzo, 52, will serve up to 30 years imprisonment for stabbing a patron at a Boise establishment.
Nampa man convicted of second-degree murder following jury trial
Raul A. Cuevas, 32, was convicted of second-degree murder following a five-day jury trial.
In the News
Never Forgotten by Jan Bennetts
Elected Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts wrote “Never Forgotten” the featured article in the May 2024 edition of the Idaho State Bar’s The Advocate.
The Five Worst Prosecutors in America
From the City Journal, an article about prosecutors’ ranking nationwide based on criteria such as “public safety, fidelity to the rule of law, personal integrity, leadership, responsible innovations, community relations, office morale, and teamwork with other players in the criminal-justice system”: “The Five Worst Prosecutors in America.”
Special Crimes Unit Chief Jean Fisher retires after nearly 33 years of service
Following nearly 33 years of service at the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, our Special Crimes Unit Chief Jean Fisher is retiring. Jean spent her entire career at the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office. She was known, however, before she even started her career as a prosecutor. Jean’s sister worked at the office, and Jean was the
Victim Witness Administrator Susan Ledford retires after 26 years of dedicated service
“It’s been the best career I could’ve ever in my wildest dreams hoped for,” Susan said.