Is a defendant entitled to a judicial review of a decision by the Attorney General to replace the prosecutor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Superior Court for County of Contra Costa, 130 Cal.Rptr. 241, 58 Cal.App.3d 854 (Cal. App. 1976):
If the Attorney General makes a decision upon a request to replace the prosecutor, and that decision is claimed to be an abuse of discretion, a defendant is not left without recourse by our holding. Certainly he is entitled to judicial review in appropriate proceedings. (Cf. Hollman v. Warren (1948) 32 Cal.2d 351, 355-356, 196 P.2d 562.)
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