Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

assault charges drop info dropped please help

i was wondering i have a assault with a deadly wep charge still pending i have 8 days 2 go to court my question is the person is about to drop charges will the state pick up the charges n bing me to court even if he drops charges n says it was all a mistake do i still have something to worry about i am a first time offender i have nothing or record other then this mistake that just happend need a answer asap very nerv racking ty


Asked on 4/24/09, 12:14 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kendall Horween Kendall L. Horween, P.A.

Re: assault charges drop info dropped please help

Simply, yes the state can still bring the charges even if the alleged victim asks them to drop the case. So, you're just going to have to wait and see what happens. Whether or not the state keeps the charges is really on a case-by-case basis taking a number of things into account.

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Answered on 4/24/09, 7:59 am


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