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):
"[T]he district attorney of each county independently exercises all the executive branch's discretionary powers in the initiation and conduct of criminal proceedings. [Citations.]" ( People v. Eubanks (1996) 14 Cal.4th 580, 589, 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 200, 927 P.2d 310 ( Eubanks ).) "The charging function is the sole province of the executive." ( People v. Clancey (2013) 56 Cal.4th 562, 574, 155 Cal.Rptr.3d 485, 299 P.3d 131.)
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