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Nolle prosequi, [a] abbreviated nol or nolle pros, is legal Latin meaning "to be unwilling to pursue". [3] [4] It is a type of prosecutorial discretion in common law, used for prosecutors' declarations that they are voluntarily ending a criminal case before trial or before a verdict is rendered; [5] it is a kind of motion to dismiss and contrasts with an involuntary dismissal.
In 1966, the district attorney's office filed a notice of nolle prosequi regarding Calvo, ending their efforts to bring him to court and, as a result, ending any legal activities related to Rios's murder. [82]
nolle prosequi: not to prosecute A statement from the prosecution that they are voluntarily discontinuing (or will not initiate) prosecution of a matter. / ˈ n ɒ l i ˈ p r ɒ s ɪ k w aɪ / nolo contendere: I do not wish to argue A type of plea whereby the defendant neither admits nor denies the charge. Commonly interpreted as "No contest ...
A "motion for nolle prosequi" ("not prosecuting") is a motion by a prosecutor or other plaintiff to drop legal charges. n. n. Latin for "we do not wish to prosecute," which is a declaration made to the judge by a prosecutor in a criminal case (or by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit) either before or during trial, meaning the case against the ...
Prosecutors subsequently filed nolle prosequi with the court to drop all charges against Syed. [81] Young Lee, Hae Min Lee's brother, appealed the decision, arguing that, as a victim, he had not been given sufficient notice of the hearing and that he had not been given an adequate opportunity to speak or testify. [82]
Matar’s defense faced a challenging start after his public defender, Nathaniel Barone, was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness preventing him from attending the start of the trial.
According to Article 12 of the Dutch Criminal Procedure Code, [14] a person with a direct concern in the prosecution of a crime may file a complaint at a court of law against the cancellation of the prosecution. If the council chamber of the court decides that the crime should be prosecuted, the crime must be prosecuted.
Anderson said that since the helmet of Texans linebacker Henry To'oTo'o grazed the top of Mahomes' helmet while he was already on the ground, that was enough to call the penalty.