By Chuck Hustmyre
December 8, 2006
BOULDER, Colo. (Crime Library) — When Colorado Attorney General John Suthers recently asked Boulder DA Mary Lacy if she could use some help with the Jason Midyette homicide case, Lacy's answer was simple—No thanks.
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| Mary Lacy |
After hearing press accounts about the case and after reading Crime Library's extensive coverage of it, officials at the Attorney General's Office telephoned Lacy and offered their assistance.
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| Attorney General John Suthers |
According to Kristen Holtzman, spokeswoman for the Attorney General's Office, Colorado law allows only three situations in which the AG can prosecute local cases:
If the case involves multiple counties and jurisdictions.
If the local district attorney requests assistance.
If the governor appoints the attorney general as a special prosecutor to handle the case because the local DA either has a conflict of interest or for some other reason is unable to prosecute the case.
Although none of those situations exist in the Midyette case, numerous experts consulted by Crime Library and other media outlets have agreed that the case appears to have been stalled for months.
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