Comprehensive guide to Prosecutorial Discretion cases, courts, and legal analysis.
State ex rel. Mauk v. Sheldon, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county prosecutor could be compelled...
State ex rel. Castellon v. Swallow, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a writ of mandamus was appropriat...
Benjamin Schoenthal v. Kwame Raoul, decided by Seventh Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Benjamin Sc...
State ex rel. Jackson v. McNamara, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county prosecutor's office could b...
Josh Kaul v. Joel Urmanski, as DA for Sheboygan County, WI, decided by Wisconsin Supreme Court on July 2, 2025, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The Wisconsin Supreme Court addressed whether a Distric...
This case involves a dispute over whether the Circuit Attorney of St. Louis, Missouri, could be compelled to prosecute certain cases. The Circuit Attorney's office had a policy of declining to prosecu...
Montoya v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Montoya, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to d...
Gayratjon Gulomjonov v. Pamela J. Bondi, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former inma...
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