← Back to context Comment by nixgeek 7 years ago That’s actually not true, it varies by state, but many allow private criminal prosecutions to occur.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prosecution 3 comments nixgeek Reply dragonwriter 7 years ago “Many” seems unwarranted (especially when it comes to prosecution of a charge rather than entry of a complaint or pursuit of an indictment), but, yes, that was an overgeneralization. But, it is by far the dominant rule. bdhess 7 years ago Many? From the list I count six where the wording implies that a prosecution can occur without permission from the executive branch. amanaplanacanal 7 years ago I wonder how often this actually happens? In any case this is interesting.
dragonwriter 7 years ago “Many” seems unwarranted (especially when it comes to prosecution of a charge rather than entry of a complaint or pursuit of an indictment), but, yes, that was an overgeneralization. But, it is by far the dominant rule.
bdhess 7 years ago Many? From the list I count six where the wording implies that a prosecution can occur without permission from the executive branch. amanaplanacanal 7 years ago I wonder how often this actually happens? In any case this is interesting.
amanaplanacanal 7 years ago I wonder how often this actually happens? In any case this is interesting.
“Many” seems unwarranted (especially when it comes to prosecution of a charge rather than entry of a complaint or pursuit of an indictment), but, yes, that was an overgeneralization. But, it is by far the dominant rule.
Many? From the list I count six where the wording implies that a prosecution can occur without permission from the executive branch.
I wonder how often this actually happens? In any case this is interesting.