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a criminal case, the attorney general would have the
authority there and not the State's attorney, although they
areboth elected. But if it is a question of policy on
whether a test case should be made, I would think the '
governor rather than the attorney general would have the
final say on that.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Finch.
DELEGATE FINCH: Mr. Chairman and Members of
the Convention:
' I rise to support our minority report and to
urge this committee to continue the office of attorney
general. A little over 100 years ago a group of Marylandeis,
not too dissimilar from ourselves, framed a Constitution
which created the constitutionally elected office of
attorney general, an office to be filled by a qualified
citizen chosen by and directly responsible to the people
of our State.
This office has endured ever since. It has served
our people diligently and well, and I believe that
its preservation is vitally necessary to the maintenance
of orderly, stable, honest and .efficient government in