Someone help me out here. In California, District Attorneys are county employees. Some cities use a City Attorney for real minor stuff, but 9999.9% is done by county DA's. Is NC different?
I think NC is the same based on my reading of the statutes. I assume that felonies in California are prosecuted in the name of the state, so the DA is acting in the role of a state official when prosecuting crimes. NC, like washington, has a provision for the state AG to intervene and basically take over a case from the local DA when circumstances warrant.
In this case, I think the AG ought to get involved; even though I can understand why he wouldn't want to.
Don't know. Wish I could help.