Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio
felony 4 charge
Can a felony charge be dropped against a person if the charge is the state vs the person? If the original making the complaint says they want to drop them?
Asked on 8/24/07, 8:21 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Cline
Office of the Ohio Public Defender
Re: felony 4 charge
The charge can be dropped if the prosecutor decides that is what should happen. However, the person who made the initial complaint is merely a witness, and he or she does not have the right to force the prosecutor to dismiss the charge.
Answered on 8/25/07, 10:10 am
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