prosecutorial discretion

A prosecutor’s power to choose from the options available in a criminal case, such as filing charges, prosecuting, not prosecuting, plea-bargaining, and recommending a sentence to the court. [Cases: Criminal Law 29(3); District and Prosecuting Attorneys 8. C.J.S. District and Prosecuting Attorneys §§ 20–21, 29–30.]

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