if I want to drop charges but he has three felony's and one misdemenor what should i do? becuase his next court date is in a few days and i was going to go and just tell them to drop the charges but i don't think it's that easy. i've never been in this type of situation before. And will i still be able to drop the charges if he has three felonys? becuase i know they'll drop the misdemenor. And how long will he be in jail if he is charged with the felonys? I didn't know by me making a statement would get him in the positon that he's in. So what shall i do about this.
2006-11-19 11:39:12 · 7 answers · asked by kiki 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It is not up to you to "drop the charges" you are now a witness and the DA determines about the charges.
2006-11-19 11:43:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple of options here. First, were you the person who filed the charges and signed the arrest warrant. If you signed the warrant, and it's not of a domestic violence type charge, then you can show up in court and ask the judge to have the charges dropped. Often you will have to pay for court costs when doing this. If you were a victim in a crime and the police officer/detective who handled the case signed the warrants, then you are a states witness and cannot drop charges. Once agan, if it domestic violence at hand, then the chances of having the charges dropped either way are slim to none.
2006-11-19 12:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by gablueliner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They volume to surprisingly plenty the comparable element, yet dropped skill that the prosecutor stopped pursuing it and brushed off skill the choose ended the case against you. If a case is dropped or brushed off in the past you circulate to path you should nevertheless be recharged ( if interior the statue of barriers) if it substitute into after a jury substitute into impaneled or ( interior the case of a bench trial) after the 1st whiteness substitute into sworn than they are able to no longer retry you do the the double jeopardy clause. it extremely is, in one form of subject a capacity prosecution could nevertheless be honing over you, in the different it extremely is no longer.
2016-11-25 20:23:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to these folks who are saying don't go to court.If you don't show up they will put a warrant out for your arrest!You already made a statement there is nothing you can do.
2006-11-19 11:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could always just not show up for court
2006-11-19 11:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats what I was going to say, just don't go to court.
2006-11-19 11:42:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LET THE DA KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO GO THROUGH WITH IT. THEY WILL HASSLE YOU BUT IN THE END IT'S YOUR DECISION
2006-11-19 11:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋