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FORSYTH COUNTY
2019-2020
Forsyth County is in the 21st District Court District and the 31 st Prosecutorial District in North Carolina. Most DWI cases are handled in one courtroom with several Assistant District Attorneys prosecuting the cases. There is one volunteer who attends court once a week. In 2019, there was also a student intern who attended
court once per week for the semester. Again, this is a court with a large docket number that sometimes runs
out of space in the courtroom for defendants requiring observers to wait outside until some defendants leave. According to volunteer monitors, it can be difficult to hear the proceedings and information must be obtained from the computer despite being present in the courtroom. As with other counties, continuances are commonplace due to the large dockets extending the average length of case to 1-2 years.
Forsyth County Disposition 2019-2020
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Guilty
Not Guilty
Dismissed Unable to determine dispostion
2+ yrs 6% Forsyth County - Case Age
0-1 yrs 46%
1-2 yrs 48%
Forsyth 0-1 yrs 1-2 yrs 2+ yrs
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