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Dropping Charges Against Someone
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Dropping Charges against Someone
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It depends on the charges... sometimes you can drop them but the state will take over the case and prosecute. For example, in domestic violence cases, the victim often tries to drop charges. But if the victim was photographed and made a sta...
First of all, the state can make their case even without your testimony. After all, there are hospital records which document that you were injured, and that this person caused those injuries. If you think you are doing anybody a favor by a...
Hi - I'm assuming this is a UK question as asked in this section, so my answers apply to England and Wales, not internationally. The general rule is that criminal charges are not brought by an individual, but are brought by the state - in t...
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When a crime is committed it is a crime against the State. This is true even if you are a victim of a crime. An individual as a victim has a right to file a civil law suit and drop it if they so desire. That same victim may want to give the...
http://www.co.pueblo.co.us/district_attorney/default.as...
Charges are filed at the discretion of the City Prosecutor. The City presses charges, not an individual. However, if you are the victim of a crime, you are entitled to give input to be considered by the Prosecutor and/or the Judge about you...
http://www.laytoncity.org/public/Depts/Legal/faq.aspx
First, you did not file the charges, therefore, you cannot drop the charges; only the state can file and drop charges. Therefore, it will be up to the state to decide what to do. You could try to make an appointment with the assigned prosec...
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･ 1 Contact the appropriate prosecuting attorney's office. Depending on the type of case that is pending... ･ 2 Schedule a meeting with a staff member at the prosecuting attorney's office. You may meet with the... ･ 3 Make your presentation...
http://www.ehow.com/how_5098750_drop-charges-against-so...
In a criminal case, the charges are filed by the State, not by an individual. As the victim in the case, you have the right to make your views known to the prosecutor's office and they will consider it. However, the prosecutor's office migh...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080430213...
You can speak to the prosecutor and indicate that you do not wish to assist in the prosecution. It may well hinge on whether he decides to pursue prosecution or not.
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I don't get it. It sounds like she was giving him blank checks and then she decided she wasn't happy with the amount? If that is the case, I'm not sure if this would work, but it may be worth a shot. Your friend's mother needs to get an ...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081116230...
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