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Can I Dismiss Charges? \u00a0What Happens If I Don’t Want to Prosecute? Do I Get a Say? \u00a0Who Decides?<\/h3>\n
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Can you drop the charges? Not really. Can the State choose not to prosecute?\u00a0Yes, in large measure it’s their decision – Bill Powers<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Prosecutors sometimes consider and weigh these case facts before deciding to prosecute an individual:<\/p>\n

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Can I Dismiss Charges? \u00a0What Happens If I Don’t Want to Prosecute? Do I Get a Say? \u00a0Who Decides? Can you drop the charges? Not really. Can the State choose not to prosecute?\u00a0Yes, in large measure it’s their decision – Bill Powers Prosecutors sometimes consider and weigh these case facts before deciding to prosecute an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[906,31,127,967,977,304,978,979,58,59,60,980],"class_list":["post-7571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alcohol-charges","tag-attorney","tag-attorney-bill-powers","tag-bill-powers-lawyer","tag-can-i-dismiss-charges","tag-court","tag-how-do-i-dismiss-charges","tag-i-dont-want-to-prosecute","tag-mecklenburg-county","tag-nc","tag-north-carolina","tag-who-decides"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Happens If I Don't Want to Prosecute?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I want to drop the charges. 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