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