Legal Question in Criminal Law in Kansas

Dropping charges

If a person is arrested and charged with a crime, then the arresting officer immediately drops (wops) the charges, can he bring them back up at a later date?


Asked on 12/19/02, 2:06 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Bonnie Selby Bonnie J. Selby, Attorney at Law

Re: Dropping charges

It's not the arresting officer who brings the charge, it's the prosecutor. If the charge is 'dismissed without prejudice', yes, the prosecutor can file them again; if the dismissal is 'with prejudice', they may not charge on that incident again.

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Answered on 12/19/02, 8:53 am


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