Is a district attorney presumed to have performed his official duty properly?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Martin, 237 Cal.Rptr.3d 504, 26 Cal.App.5th 825 (Cal. App. 2018):

contrary it must be presumed [a district attorney] has performed official duty properly"]; People v. Superior Court (Martin) (1979) 98 Cal.App.3d 515, 521, 159 Cal.Rptr. 625.)

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