Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Rockefeller
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Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v Rockefeller, 477 F.2d 375 (1973) was a United States 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals case that affirmed the right of state prosecutors to choose whether to investigate and prosecute individuals that have potentially committed a crime.[1]
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Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Rockefeller | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Full case name | Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility et al. v. Rockefeller et al. |
Argued | March 21, 1973 |
Decided | April 18, 1973 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Walter Roe Mansfield, John Joseph Smith, and Wilfred Feinberg |
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