State Ex Rel. Miller v. Smith

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• prosecuting attorney should not attempt to influence the grand jury by means other than presentation of evidence or giving court supervised instructions
• prosecuting attorney should not attempt to influence the grand jury by means other than presentation of evidence or giving court supervised instructions
• “Prosecuting attorneys are executive officers, see W. Va. Const, art. VII, § 1; W. Va.Code § 5-3-2 (1979 Replacement Vol.), § 7-4-1, and in the performance of their executive duties they are not subject to the judicial writ of prohibition!;.]”
• “Prosecuting attorneys are executive officers, see W. Va. Const. art VII, § 1; W. Va. Code § 5-3-2 (1979 Replacement Vol.), §7-4-1, and in the performance of their executive duties they are not subject to the judicial writ of prohibition[.]”
• “Prosecuting attorneys are executive officers, see W. Va. Const. art VII, § 1; W. Va. Code § 5-3-2 (1979 Replacement Vol.), §7-4-1, and in the performance of their executive duties they are not subject to the judicial writ of prohibition[.]”
• as a result of the increased use of testimonial privileges, grand juries have lost their independence and become dominated by prosecutors

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