ABA Criminal Justice Standards: Prosecution Function –
Standard 3-1.6 Improper Bias Prohibited
(a) . . . A prosecutor should not use other improper considerations, such as partisan or political or personal considerations, in exercising prosecutorial discretion. . .
Standard 3-4.4 Discretion in Filing, Declining, Maintaining, and Dismissing Criminal Charges
(b) In exercising discretion to file and maintain charges, the prosecutor should not consider:
(i) partisan or other improper political or personal considerations;
(esp)