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· 4/18/1966

Diana Kearny Powell v. Nicholas Katzenbach, United States Attorney General

Citations

  • 359 F.2d 234

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  • noting that the prosecutorial discretion of the Attorney General may not be controlled through mandamus
  • “It is well settled that the question of whether and when prosecution is to be instituted is within the discretion of the Attorney General.”
  • the prosecutorial discretion of the Attorney General may not be controlled through mandamus

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Judges: Bazelon, Per Curiam, Washington, Wright

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