State v. Robertson

924 P.2d 889 (1996)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Bruce S. ROBERTSON, Defendant and Petitioner.

No. 950047.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 15, 1996.

Greg Curtis, West Jordan, for plaintiff.

Mary C. Corporon, Kellie F. Williams, Salt Lake City, for defendant.

STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:

This case is here on a writ of certiorari to review a decision of the Utah Court of Appeals upholding the constitutionality of Utah Code Ann. § 10-3-928, which allows unelected city attorneys to prosecute, in the name of the State, criminal violations of state statutes. State v. Robertson, 886 P.2d 85…