Is it within the power of a district attorney's executive power to orchestrate the prosecution of those who violate the criminal laws?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Viviani, 145 N.Y.S.3d 512, 169 N.E.3d 224, 36 N.Y.3d 564 (N.Y. 2021):
Matter of Soares v. Carter, 25 N.Y.3d 1011, 1014, 10 N.Y.S.3d 175, 32 N.E.3d 390 [2015] ["It is within the sole discretion of each district attorney's executive power to orchestrate the prosecution of those who violate the criminal laws of this state"]).4
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