Question juridique clé
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible without exhausting cantonal remedies.
Solution extraite
The appeal was inadmissible because a cantonal remedy to the Administrative Court was available and had not been used.
Motifs extraits
The prosecutor's order was essentially based on cantonal public law and appeared to be an administrative decision; under the Geneva judicial reform, such decisions are generally reviewable by the Administrative Court. Because the appellants had not exhausted that remedy, Article 86(1) OJ barred direct federal review.