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Intake Division
The Intake Division was created in 2003 to effectively handle the increasing number of misdemeanor and felony offenses filed with the District Attorney’s Office. The Intake Division is responsible for reviewing all misdemeanor and felony cases submitted to the District Attorney’s Office from local law enforcement agencies. The review of felony cases is achieved by working in conjunction with the Grand Jury Division. The Intake Division reviews approximately 600 to 1,000 cases each month. When a case is submitted to the District Attorney’s Office, usually by a local law enforcement agency, it is entered into the office computer system for tracking purposes by the secretaries assigned to the Division, and is then given to an experienced felony prosecutor for review. Cases are scrutinized by the prosecutors to determine if the facts necessary to prove an offense are present. For a misdemeanor offense, a charging instrument called an Information is prepared and filed with the County Clerk’s Office if facts which support all of the requisite legal elements of an offense are present in a case filed with the Intake Division. For a felony offense, the case is sent to the Grand Jury Division to schedule the case for consideration by the Collin County Grand Jury if all of the requisite legal elements of an offense are present A case that does not meet the legal requirements for filing and acceptance by the Intake Division may be returned to the filing agency for additional information and investigation, or the case may be declined for prosecution. The Intake Division is responsible for handling examining trials held in the Justice of the Peace Courts, as well as staffing the felony auxiliary court. Intake attorneys are also available to local law enforcement agencies for general questions and assistance in pending investigations. This Division is composed of three attorneys, three secretaries, and the combined resources of the District Attorney Investigative Division and the Grand Jury Division. Doris Berry,
the Chief of Intake division, completed her undergraduate education
at Texas Woman’s University in Denton and received her law
degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She has been
employed by the Collin County District Attorney’s Office since
1972 with the exception of the three years she attended law school.
She has been a chief misdemeanor and chief felony prosecutor in
the trial divisions, as well as chief felony prosecutor in the Grand
Jury and Family Justice Division. Ms. Berry is currently the Chief
Prosecutor over the Intake Division. Her duties include the following:
supervising the attorneys reviewing misdemeanor and felony cases
that are filed with the office, as well as supervising the Hot Check
Division and the supervising attorney over the support staff. Lisa K. Gonzalez completed her undergraduate education at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. She received her law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas. Ms. Gonzalez has been employed by the Collin County District Attorney's Office since 1999. While at the District Attorney's Office she has been a misdemeanor and felony prosecutor in the trial division as well the Special Crimes - Civil and Intake Divisions. Case Intake Secretaries include:
Shana Turney – Ext. 4752; sturney@co.collin.tx.us
Shana Turney attended Computer Learning Centers, LLC in 2001 where she received a diploma in Information Technology/Network Administration. Mrs. Turney joined the District Attorney's office in February 2008 as the Receptionist for the Misdemeanor Intake Division. She was quickly promoted to and currently serves as an Intake Secretary. She is married to Jason Turney and is the proud mother of two beautiful children, Bailee and Braxtin Turney. She resides in the small town of Josephine, Texas. Ms. Reynolds came to the DA's office in April of 2008. She came from the medical field where she had 10 years experience in clinical and secretarial duties. Ms. Reynolds is currently a receptionist with the DA's office and lives in McKinney with her family. Mrs. Poe is the friendly face that clients and attorneys meet when visiting the District Attorney's Office. For 9 years she worked as a Customer Liaison and managing partner for a successful greenhouse nursery business. In 2004 she received a Certificate of Completion from Professional Career Development Institute for Paralegal Education. Prior to joining the Collin County District Attorney's team in July 2008, she was a Senior Client Relations Specialist with CitiFinancial's Auto Division.
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