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The respondent judge ordered the city fiscal to consolidate five criminal cases against three defendants into one case to be charged as a single crime of multiple murder. The city fiscal opposed this order on the grounds that more than one gun was used in the crimes and more than one victim was killed. The Supreme Court ruled that the judge erred in substituting his judgment for that of the prosecutor regarding what crime to charge. A prosecutor has discretion to determine what criminal charges are supporte
- Author
- Minglana Karl
- Language
- EN