In re Guste’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “"The attorney general has alleged facts which, if proven, would establish cause for the district court to authorize him to institute and prosecute criminal actions and proceedings and to supersede the district attorney in criminal actions.* La. Const. art. 4, § 8(3)(a) and (b). If the district attorney, in fact, wrongfully thwarted the additional grand jury's attempt to return indictments against him or any other person, caused the grand jury to be prematurely discharged to prevent it from returning indictments, or filed charges against members of the grand jury as punishment or to prevent the return of indictments, the attorney general should be given this authority as necessary for the assertion and protection of the state's rights and interests in the matters under investigation by the additional grand jury or which have arisen therefrom. Accordingly, the trial court's rulings sustaining the exceptions of no cause of action are set aside and the case is remanded for a hearing after which the district court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law with regard to the issues raised by the attorney general's allegations. If any of the particular allegations of grand jury interference are true, the district court shall immediately authorize the attorney general to (1) institute and prosecute, or to intervene in any proceeding, as he may deem necessary for the assertion or protection of the rights and interests of the state in the matters under investigation by the add”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 464 So. 2d 737 - State v. Perez