Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 31-89, (1989)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided October 11, 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DARWIN L. ZWIEG, District Attorney Clark County
You ask two questions related to your duties under section778.12, Stats. One of your questions may be broadly restated as follows: What is the extent of a district attorney's obligation to prosecute town forfeiture actions at the request of a town chairman under section 778.12?
It is my opinion that, while a district attorney is statutorily required to exercise his or her discretion upon receipt of such a request in a manner that comports with the purpose of the statute, a district attorney retains limited prosecutorial discretion under section…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Karow v. Milwaukee County Civil Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- State Ex Rel. Kurkierewicz v. CannonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
- State ex rel. Gill v. Common Council of WatertownWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
- Cross v. SoderbeckWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
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