Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Hardin v. McMaster
Hardin v. McMaster, 98 L. Ed. 2d 152 (1987)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1987-10-05
- Topic
- general
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 | 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
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The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.