Legal Opinion
Haraguchi v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 2008No. S148207PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
Prosecutors are public fiduciaries. They are servants of the People, obliged to pursue impartially in each case the interests of justice and of the community as a whole. Mien conflicts arise that compromise their ability to do so, they can and should be recused. But defendants bear the burden of demonstrating a genuine conflict; in the absence of any such conflict, a trial court should not interfere with the People’s prerogative to select who is to represent them.
In this and a companion case, Hollywood v. Superior Court (2008) 43 Cal.4th 721 [76 Cal.Rptr.3d 264, 182 P.3d…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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- People v. Superior Court (Greer)California Supreme Court · 1977
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