If the defendant is found guilty, the State's Attorney recommends a sentence for the judge to determine and may have to argue the case again in an appeal to a higher court. The specific duties of attorney general vary from state to state. Some attorney generals are elected in statewide contests, while others are …

In Maine, the state’s governor is suing its attorney general for refusing to represent him in federal lawsuits. Now, they're setting their sights on another target: Big Tech. In Louisiana, the state attorney general has sued the governor over a four-million-dollar funding dispute. Well first of all, other than ceremonial reasons and a slight salary increase, there is no real difference between the chief justice and the associate justices. The primary duty of the Attorney General is to serve as legal counsel to Alabama's state agencies, departments, and officers. The nation's powerful state attorneys general have tangled with mortgage lenders, tobacco giants and the makers of addictive drugs. During the trial, the State's Attorney may make opening and closing statements, offer evidence, question witnesses and challenge the defense attorney's legal actions.

The Office of the Attorney General was officially established in 1897.

You should not read this response to propose specific action or address specific circumstances, but only to give you a sense of general principles of law that might affect the situation you describe.

The Attorney General is the chief civil legal officer of the State.

The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. The Expert above is not your attorney, and the response above is not legal advice. States attorney generals have many of the same duties as the federal attorney general but on a smaller statewide scale. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those of the United States Department of Justice. Our office is prohibited by law from providing private citizens with legal advice, representation, or opinions (Code of Alabama, 1975, Title 36, Chapter 15).