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Not unless the attorney in the case is the prosecuting attorney (The State). Even then, a complainant may take the case to either another venue with jurisdiction, or to an higher prosecutor. However, charges are never dropped if a defense attorney refuses to take the case.

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How long do you have to be indicted in wv before my charges are droped?

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The latest update on the Marshae Jones case is that the charges against her have been dropped by the district attorney's office in Alabama.


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What is it when a representative of the government brings charges against the defendant in a case?

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When it say case nolle does that mean all charges are dropped?

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What does it mean when charges are dismissed?

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If you get arrested at work but were later let go because the charges were dropped will you still have a criminal record?

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