Legal Question in Personal Injury in Virginia

Dismissing charges

can a plaintiff dismiss/drop charges on a class 1 misdemeanor


Asked on 10/04/07, 8:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Dismissing charges

The complaining witness does not have that power once a criminal case has been "papered"; thereafter the decision to dismiss or go forward then lies with the prosecutor's office.

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Answered on 10/04/07, 8:51 am


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