Discretion Versus Supersession: Calibrating the Power Balance Between Local Prosecutors and State Official

Quinn Yeargain

Discretion Versus Supersession: Calibrating the Power Balance Between Local Prosecutors and State Official

Quinn Yeargain

Widener University Commonwealth Law School

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Original language	American English
Journal	Emory Law Journal
Volume	68
State	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

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