Rees v. Carlisle, 153 P. 3d 1131 (Hawaii 2007)

A local prosecutor used public funds and resources to advocate for a particular result on a proposed constitutional amendment concerning direct filing of felony charges, and a taxpayer sued. The prosecutor argued that the local ordinance authorizing his office, which stated that the prosecutor shall ”Prosecute offenses against the laws of the state under the…

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