People Ex Rel. Castle v. Daniels

By leave of this court, the Attorney General has filed an original petition for mandamus asking us to direct the respondents (judges of the circuit court of Kane County) to vacate an order of May 9, 1955, denying the motion of the Attorney General for a nolle prosequi in a certain criminal prosecution pending in that court. (People v. Lloyd C. Moody, No. 54-757.) The Attorney General further asks that we direct them to enter nunc pro tunc, as of May 9, I955> 3X1 order of nolle prosequi on said motion, and to vacate all proceedings and orders (including the verdict and judgment) subsequently…