"the county who employs said DA can be sued for serious $$$ because of the DA's breathtaking incompetence or misconduct."
He was elected. Sue the voters?
I'm no lawyer but I'd be stunned to learn that the defendants couldn't sue if it's determined that the DA engaged in willful misconduct that caused them to spend time in jail that they shouldn't have....or if they incurred lawyers fees that they shouldn't have incurred.
And they'd be suing the taxpayers,not the voters.
he was initially appointed. and it was as the appointed one who took the case and took it down the rabbit hole.