Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/30/1976
State Ex Rel. McLeod v. Snipes
Citations
- 223 S.E.2d 853
- 266 S.C. 415
- 1976 S.C. LEXIS 358
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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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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. NeedsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-11-23· cited 76×
- State v. ThriftSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-01-17· cited 72×
- State v. TyndallCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1999-05-24· cited 46×
- State v. LangfordSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2012-11-21· cited 39×
- People's Insurance Counsel Division v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 2009-04-15· cited 25×
- State Ex Rel. Condon v. HodgesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2002-04-18· cited 16×
- In Re Richland County Magistrate's CourtSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2010-09-07· cited 5×
- State v. LongSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2014-01-08· cited 4×
- Langford v. McLeodSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1977-04-20· cited 3×
- Minneapolis Police Officers Federation v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota· 1992-07-21· cited 2×
- State v. HarrisonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2021-01-20
- State v. Jeroid J. PriceSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2023-09-06
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