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The Role of the State Attorney General - Nicholas Smyth - Spring 2022
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Chris Toth, et al., Chapter 17, Attorneys General and Criminal Law, State Attorneys General Powers and Responsibilities (2015)

Nicholas Smyth,
James E. Tierney,
Peter Brann

All but a very few attorneys general have criminal jurisdiction that is shared to varying degrees with elected District Attorneys.  Attorney General offices therefore have criminal divisions that vary in size and expertise. This Chapter written by the Executive Director of NAAG, Chris Toth who is himself a former District Attorney from Indiana, summarizes the various criminal jurisdictions of state attorneys general.

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