Opinion

In Re Special Investigation No. 244

  • 296 Md. 80
  • 459 A.2d 1111
  • 1983 Md. LEXIS 232
Court
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Filed
May 5, 1983
Status
Published
Author
Menchine
On the bench
Smith, Eldridge, Cole, Davidson, Rodowsky, Couch, Menchine
Cited by
19 cases

stating that the amendment enabled the General Assembly to pass legislation creating the State Prosecutor

How later courts described this case

  • stating that the amendment enabled the General Assembly to pass legislation creating the State Prosecutor
  • rejecting assertion that overlap with State’s Attorney’s powers prevented OAG from having authority to conduct an investigation that the Governor directed
  • Attorney General was fully vested with the power to pursue investigation of medicaid fraud pursuant to authorization in series of letters from Governor
  • remanding and instructing the circuit court to quash the grand jury subpoena

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

*98

Menchine, J.

dissenting:

I would hold that there was no right of appeal in this case.

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