Report: 98% Of Montco Criminals Convicted

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in Norristown achieved a 98% conviction rate in 2014, according to their recently released annual report.

“The office again performed at an extraordinary level throughout 2014,” said District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman. “Disposing of more than 8700 criminal cases while achieving an extraordinary but consistent overall 98% conviction rate.”

While that 98% figure includes guilty pleas, the conviction rate of full trials was still 84%,

Norristown heard 9,614 total criminal cases in 2014.

The annual report examined other highlights from the year, including the inclusion of a K-9 comfort dog in the courthouse.

Ferman said that she witnessed dogs comforting victims of trauma and crime in the past, and asked her staff to establish a similar program within the courthouse.

“Turks undoubtedly represents one of the office’s most effective resources,” Ferman wrote in the report.

Turks is a two-year old yellow Labrador retriever.