From the PATRIOT-NEWS:
An idea such as the one allowing district judges to also hear driving-under-the-influence cases from Cumberland County court makes sense for three reasons.
First, it streamlines due process, cuts costs and reduces paperwork for first-time offenders who opt in. As many as 500 cases could be heard in Cumberland County each year under this system.
Why not move these folks quickly through a system that aims to aid them and protect the public by keeping them from doing it again? Tapping the additional resource of district judges in a central location with easier access to a district attorney and a public defender aims to improve judicial efficiency…
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