Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Hardin v. McMaster
Hardin v. McMaster, 484 U.S. 872 (1987)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1987-10-05
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- A prosecutor's exercise of discretion carries great weight because of the public belief that the prosecutor acts with expertise and in the interest of justice
- exercise of prosecutorial discretion entitled to deference because of public belief that discretion is exercised with expertise and in the interest of justice
- identified citizen is presumed to be reliable as a matter of constitutional law
Citator
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