• SharkEatingBreakfast
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    272 months ago

    “USA vs Luigi” & “The People vs Luigi”…

    Can someone more well-versed in legalese please explain why the cases were given those titles?

    • kn0wmad1c
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      372 months ago

      IANAL, but as I understand it’s “People v” in cases where a state’s DA serves as the prosecutor and “USA v” in cases where a DOJ attorney serves as prosecutor