What is the duty of the Attorney General to secure indictments in criminal cases?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Allen, 2011 NY Slip Op 34234 (U) (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 2011):
the duty to secure indictments, but also with the concomitant duty to ensure that justice is done (People v. Huston, 88 N.Y.2d 400, 409 (1996) (citations omitted); see also People v. Pelchat, 62 N.Y.2d 97, 105 (1984)).
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