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PETITION OF PADGET

No. 83-168.

678 P.2d 870 (1984)

In the Matter of the Petition of Thomas M. PADGET, esq. Martell J. HILDERBRAND, esq., in his capacity as Campbell County and Prosecuting Attorney, Appellant (Respondent), A.G. McClintock, esq., in his capacity as Attorney General of the State of Wyoming, (Respondent), v. Thomas M. PADGET, esq., Appellee (Petitioner).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 28, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Sundquist, Gillette, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

Before ROONEY, C.J., and THOMAS, ROSE, BROWN and CARDINE, JJ.

ROONEY, Chief Justice.

This case arises from the refusal of the county and prosecuting attorney, appellant herein, to obey a district court order directing him to prosecute a former undercover agent for perjury. The appeal is from a finding by the district court that the prosecutor was in contempt of court for such refusal.

We reverse.

Between September, 1982, and April, 1983, the Campbell County Sheriff's...

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