2006-11-19 09:49:30 · 5 answers · asked by kiki 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If they have been tried and sentenced, that will not help much. If not, then talk to the District Attorney's office about whether they would continue the case if you did not press charges. They may or may not want to pursue it without your testimony, but you can ask.
2006-11-19 09:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In jail or not,
If it is a CIVIL case, you may drop charges at any time PRIOR to the VERDICT or Decision.
If it is a CRIMINAL case, the only one who can drop charges would be the Prosecuting Attorney (eg. District Attorney, County Prosecutor, etc.)
If they are in jail because they were convicted of YOUR CHARGES, there is nothing you can do now.(unless of course you lied about the whole thing. Then YOU get to go to jail for making false statements, lying under oath, making false police reports and the list goes on and on. You could wind up doing more time than the one you put there in the first place.)
2006-11-19 10:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by Len_NJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go speak to a district attorney and have a good reason to do so because sometimes you can drop things but the state can still charge.
2006-11-19 10:26:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go see the district attorney. Hopefully you realize it may be too late, especially if it's a domestic violence charge.
2006-11-19 09:57:58 · answer #4 · answered by retired military wife 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN
2006-11-19 10:25:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋