Can your criminal case get dismissed? How can your defense attorney get your case dismissed? Missouri criminal defense attorney Chris Combs discusses what needs to happen to have your charges dropped?
You can read a transcript of the interview below.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: Can criminal charges be dropped?
Chris Combs: Yes, they can be dropped in a number of ways.
Really, the prosecutor’s office is the only one who can drop charges. There’s this misnomer that we talked about domestic assault earlier, where husband and wife, been married 20 years, never had an incident, had too much to drink one night, something got out of hand.
“Look, we don’t want the courts involved. We’re good.” Once that 911 call is made, it’s too late. That ball is rolling.
But can you get them dismissed? Yes, you can. And there’s a few other ways to do it. A lot of times, for [the] appearance of essential witnesses, people don’t appear. Like if someone doesn’t want to prosecute.
There’s also a way to get them dismissed by just working the case up aggressively, taking the alleged victims’ deposition, which is their sworn statement under oath, and challenging them on their credibility, their history, et cetera, et cetera.
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