Pima County Attorney's Office

Today, Pima County Attorney Laura Conover was appointed to Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Oversight Council on Driving or Operating Under the Influence Abatement. https://lnkd.in/gRjMb3dr

Watch Part II of our three part series PSA collaboration with the Tucson Fire Dept about the importance of ABC Water Safety. "B" Barriers are a critical element placed between your home and pool area to keep your kids safe. Remember: A. Adult Supervision, B. Barriers, C. Classes https://lnkd.in/gsDyX4Vk

We are hiring! The Pima County Attorney’s Office currently has open positions. To apply, visit this link: https://lnkd.in/gHiGbCAK

#justiceinpimacounty Week in Review #180 Some weeks I can point to a single day as an example of how much goes on in such a large entity. Tuesday was just such a day. On Tuesday, the People’s Office: • Remembered very fondly the 30 plus year career of Mike O’Hearn as our Trial Support Specialist and promoted Andrew Glaser to assume that role. Andrew will be a critical NON-attorney voice at Homicide Panel and an even more critical support on the technology side for our prosecutors in trial; • Welcomed four new prosecutors with a combined 54 years of criminal law experience; • Met with our four undergraduate summer interns who are exploring their futures while providing extraordinarily helpful research; • Met with family members affected by violent crime to assure we are doing everything in our capacity to meet their needs; • Launched our brainstorm group to prepare legislation for the next Arizona State session; • Gathered volunteers for tomorrow’s Fresh Start Clinic where community members returning home from prison will receive legal assistance, and • Hired a new, very excited and energetic Tort Attorney in the Civil Division. All in a day’s work. To be continued, Laura

Are you interested in becoming a volunteer victim services advocate? Required informational sessions begin in August. Training begins in September.

Our latest PSA is a collaboration with the #TucsonFireDepartment about the ABC's of water safety are an essential guide to staying safe around water. "A" stands for adult supervision, emphasizing the importance of always having a responsible adult watching when children are near water. "B" stands for barriers, which means using fences and locks to prevent unsupervised access to pools and other bodies of water. "C" stands for classes, promoting the idea that both children and adults should learn how to swim and understand basic water safety skills. These three principles together form the foundation of staying safe in and around water environments. https://lnkd.in/g9e35bRi

PCAO response to Supreme Court ruling on the unhoused sleeping outdoors.

Comunicado de PCAO respecto a la sentencia de Murad Dervish 24 de junio, 2024   TUCSON, ARIZONA, 24 de junio de 2024. En respuesta a la sentencia de Murad Dervish por el asesinato de Thomas Meixner, la oficina de la Fiscal del Condado de Pima ha emitido el siguiente comunicado: Hoy el Juez Howard Fell condenó a Murad Dervish a prisión por vida natural, sin libertad condicional, por el asesinato premeditado del Profesor de Hidrología de la Universidad de Arizona, Thomas Meixner, que ocurrió el 5 de octubre de 2022 en el campus de la universidad. La sentencia también incluye 14 años adicionales por robo, agresión con agravantes, posesión de un arma mortal por una persona con prohibición e imprudencia temeraria. El mes pasado un jurado del Condado de Pima encontró a Dervish culpable de todos los cargos. Este caso trágico ha tenido un impacto traumático sobre las víctimas y toda nuestra comunidad, y si bien el juicio pudo haberse degenerado en un espectáculo de mucha tensión, la Fiscal del Condado de Pima, Laura Conover dijo: “El tribunal le agradeció a los cuatro abogados, dos defensores y dos fiscales, e hizo notar que en sus décadas como juez, nunca había visto a abogados atenerse a tan alto nivel de profesionalismo y gracia, entre sí, con los jurados y con todos. Y yo ciertamente no puedo estar más orgullosa de los fiscales que modelan esta conducta. En honor a los deseos manifestados por la familia, y bajo su deseo de una comunidad más segura, la Fiscal del Condado Conover, traerá de vuelta una vez más su ley “red flag” (orden de protección en caso de riesgo extremo) a la legislatura el próximo año, y por todo el tiempo necesario, para traer reformas de seguridad de sentido común respecto a las armas para una comunidad más segura y saludable.

PCAO Statement on Murad Dervish Sentencing: Today Judge Howard Fell sentenced Murad Dervish to a sentence of natural life in prison without parole, for the pre-meditated murder of University of Arizona Hydrology Processor Thomas Meixner that occurred on October 5th, 2022, on the university campus. The sentence also includes an additional 14 years for burglary, aggravated assault, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited possessor, and endangerment. Last month a Pima County jury found Dervish guilty on all charges. This tragic case has had a traumatic impact on the victims and our community as a whole, and while the trial could have devolved into a highly charged spectacle, Pima County Attorney Laura Conover says: “The Court thanked all four attorneys, two defenders, and two prosecutors and noted that in his decades on the bench, he had never seen attorneys hold themselves to such high levels of professionalism and grace, to each other, to the jurors, to all. And I certainly could not be prouder of the prosecutors modeling such behavior.” In honor of the family’s expressed wishes, and under her desire for a safer community, County Attorney Conover will bring her red flag legislation back to the legislature again next year, and for as long as it takes, to bring home common-sense gun safety reforms for a safer and healthier community.