The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office will no longer make courtesy appearances in court for the City of Fresno’s lawyers.

Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp informed her staff – along with Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz and high-ranking city officials – of the decision at the beginning of August.

The big picture: Common practice for the District Attorney’s Office would be to appear in court on behalf of the city in instances when the Fresno City Attorney’s Office was unable to attend hearings. • The new policy took effect on Aug. 4. • “After careful consideration and numerous discussions with prosecutors and members of the bench, I have made the decision that the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office will no longer be making courtesy appearances on cases for t

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