· 4/18/1966
Diana Kearny Powell v. Nicholas Katzenbach, United States Attorney General
Citations
- 359 F.2d 234
How courts have described this case
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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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