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Intake Section The Intake Section of the Grand Jury/Intake Division is responsible for reviewing all misdemeanor and felony cases submitted by law enforcement agencies to the Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. The Intake Section reviews approximately 600 to 1,000 cases each month. When a case is submitted to the Criminal District Attorney’s Office, it is entered into the office computer system for tracking purposes and then assigned to a prosecutor for review. Cases are scrutinized to determine if the facts necessary to prove an offense are present. For misdemeanor offenses, a charging instrument called an Information is prepared and filed with the Collin County Clerk’s Office. In felony matters, the case is sent to the Grand Jury Section to schedule the case for consideration by a Collin County grand jury. A case that does not meet the legal requirements for filing and acceptance by the Intake Section may be returned to the filing agency for additional information and/or investigation, or the case may be declined entirely for prosecution. In the Justice of the Peace Courts, intake attorneys are available to local law enforcement agencies for general questions and assistance in pending investigations. Gail Falco Leyko, Chief of the Grand Jury/Intake Division, graduated with honors from Texas A&M University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She received her law degree from Baylor University in 1993. Ms. Leyko started her career with the Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s Office in 1993 and has served as a misdemeanor prosecutor, felony prosecutor, and chief felony prosecutor. Lisa K. Gonzalez completed her undergraduate education at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. In 1999, 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 Criminal District Attorney’s Office since 1999, where she has worked as a misdemeanor and felony prosecutor in the Intake Section of the Grand Jury/Intake Division and the Civil, Misdemeanor Trial, and Felony Trial Divisions. Adrien Poe is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts at Texas A&M University at Commerce. Prior to joining the Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s Office in April 2009, she worked as a legal assistant using her knowledge in civil, criminal, and social security law. Katie Waldrop has worked at the Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s Office since October 2010 as a secretary in the Intake Section. She is a twenty-year resident of Collin County and a graduate of Princeton High School. Shana Turney joined the Collin County Criminal District Attorney's Office in February 2008 as the receptionist for Grand Jury/Intake Division at the UDCF facility. She was quickly promoted to Intake Secretary where she served until October 2010 and now serves as the all-team assistant for the Felony Trial Division. Shana Turney is married to Jason Turney and is the proud mother of two beautiful children, Bailee and Braxtin.
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