Hardin v. McMaster
Lavoyd Wayne "Bill" HARDIN v. Clifford F. McMASTER
Hardin v. McMaster, 484 U.S. 872 (1987)
Opinion of the Court
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The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.
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(A prosecutor's exercise of discretion carries great weight because of the public belief that the prosecutor acts with expertise and in the interest of justice)
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(exercise of prosecutorial discretion entitled to deference because of public belief that discretion is exercised with expertise and in the interest of justice)
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(identified citizen is presumed to be reliable as a matter of constitutional law)
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