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· 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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