• Welcome to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office Website. My name is John McCarthy and I am the State’s Attorney for Montgomery County Maryland. My office handles over 25,000 criminal matters each year. The State’s Attorney’s Office has over 125 professionals who serve as prosecutors, paralegals, victim witness coordinators, criminal investigators and administrative assistants.

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  The week of April 6 – April 12, 2014 commemorated Maryland Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Each year during this time, victim service providers, justice professionals, and community advocates come together to reflect upon milestones of the past year and rededicate their efforts towards the furtherance of victims’ rights. Click here to read about the Maryland event remembering violent crime victims. Click here to read the complete 2014 NCVRW Resource Guide.

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  Montgomery County State's Attorney, John McCarthy, discusses the challenges faced by policymakers, lawyers and the law enforcement community in confronting the relationship between social media and the law at University of Baltimore's annual Urban Child Symposium  “Social Media and The Urban Child: The Effects of the Digital Age.” To learn more about promoting cyber safety and the State's Attorney's Office's tips for avoiding risky online behaviors, please visit our internet saftey page.

• March 29, 2014 -- Devante McNeil found guilty of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault in for stabbing a victim more than a dozen times in Wheaton, Md (Courtesy of WUSA 9).

• March 13, 2014 -- Raoul Hughes found guilty of burglary, theft (courtesy of ABC 7, WJLA).

•  March 04, 2014 -- Daniel Mendoza convicted of trying to hire a hitman to kill wife. Sentencing on May 8 (courtesy of FOX 5, WTTG).

• February 24, 2014 -- John McCarthy, State's Attorney for Montgomery County Maryland, talks with Yolanda Vazquez, of Comcast Newsmakers, regarding the growing national mental health issues (courtesy of Comcast Newsmakers).

•  February 11, 2014 -- James Lewis sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempted murder of son (courtesy of ABC7, WJLA).

• Montgomery County Teen Court inspires three year pilot program in English courts in an effort to reduce repeated teenage offenses (video courtesy of BBC News).

• January 22, 2014 -- Exorcism murder suspects, Zakieka Avery and Monifa Sanford, appear in court (video courtesy of CBS 9, WUSA).

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  Community Outreach is founded on the idea that prosecutors have a responsibility not only to prosecute cases, but to solve public safety problems, prevent crime and improve public confidence in the justice system. Thus, our Community Outreach Unit works closely with schools, businesses, and other community groups to address and impact crime before it occurs.

• The Family Justice Center (FJC) is a place where victims of domestic violence and their families can receive services to promote their safety and well-being (courtesy of ABC7, WJLA). Read the Family Justice Center Newsletter featuring John McCarthy.

State v. Raoul Hughes - Gazette.net
Raoul Hughes sentenced to 25 years for robbing a Burtonsville home on Thanksgiving 2012.
 

State v. Richard Shemer - The Washington Post
Former Montgomery social studies teacher Shemer pleads guilty in sex-abuse case.
 

State v. Adderli Cruz-Rosario - WTOP 103.5
Cruz-Rosario faces century in prison for child abuse.

Notice of Change in Discovery Fees - Effective November 1, 2011
As a result of meeting with a number of defense attorneys and members of the Criminal Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office has reviewed its district court discovery procedures and made some changes.
 

Notice of Change in Discovery Procedure - Effective July 1, 2010
Due to the changes in Maryland Rule 4-262 and Rule 4-263, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office is required to provide discovery in criminal cases, you will no longer be required to obtain an Authorization for Informal Discovery letter from the MCSAO and then take it to police records divisions to obtain documents.
 

The States Attorney's Office is a State of Maryland entity and is not a department or agency of the Montgomery County Government. This web page is linked to the Montgomery County Government web site as a convenience to users.