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STATE v. SPRADLIN

12 S.W.3d 432 (2000)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Danny SPRADLIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

January 31, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin W. Shepherd, Maryville, for Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Kim R. Helper, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Michael L. Flynn, District Attorney General, Philip H. Morton, Asst. District Attorney General, Maryville, for Appellee.

OPINION

ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, Jr., Justice.

I

We accepted review of this case in order to determine whether an agreement not to prosecute made between Danny Spradlin, the appellant, and two officers1 is enforceable without the district attorney general's2 knowledge or approval. We conclude that a district attorney general has the sole duty, authority, and discretion to prosecute criminal...

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