Wyman v. Danais

The narrow issue in this case is whether the Attorney General may compel the county attorney by writ of mandamus to turn over papers and files relating to a criminal prosecution. However, the broader issue, which the Court and both counsel seek to have determined, is the clarification of the duties of the Attorney General and the county attorney in criminal prosecutions. This is made clear in the conclusion of the county attorney’s brief which reads as follows: “That in disposing of Petitioner’s Writ of Mandamus, that the Honorable Court go further and set forth the duties of the Petitionee…