· 3/30/1976
State Ex Rel. McLeod v. Snipes
Citations
- 223 S.E.2d 853
- 266 S.C. 415
- 1976 S.C. LEXIS 358
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that the duty to actually prosecute criminal cases is performed primarily and almost exclusively by the solicitors except in those situations when a solicitor calls upon the Attorney General for assistance
- recognizing that the duty to actually prosecute criminal cases is performed primarily and almost exclusively by the solicitors except in those situations when a solicitor calls upon the Attorney General for assistance
- noting that solicitors are popularly elected constitutional officers as well and \maintain a strong measure of independence\ within their respective circuits
- recognizing the Attorney General as the chief “prosecuting officer of the state”
- “While [art. V, § 24] designated the Attorney General as the chief prosecuting officer for the first time ...”
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Judges: Lewis, Littlejohn, Ness, Rhodes, Gregory
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