BROWN, J.
If a district attorney refuses or is unavailable to issue a criminal complaint, a circuit judge may permit the filing of a complaint pursuant to sec. 968.02(3), Stats. The issue in this case is whether the judge has authority, under that same statute, to order the district attorney to file a different or additional charge than the charge or charges already brought. We hold that the statute does not allow a judge this power. We reverse.
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