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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]
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]
Nolle prosequi – Latin for “not wish to prosecute – is not an acquittal. Because of that, there is no double jeopardy involved, and the charges could be resubmitted later.
The Chatham DA’s Office chose not to prosecute the case due to “prosecutorial discretion,” according to a motion to nolle prosequi filed by Chatham ADA Richard Harrison.
Judge Joseph Teefy of Dinwiddie Circuit Court on Sunday approved the prosecutor's motion to nolle prosequi — or effectively drop for now — the case against five sheriff's deputies, according ...
The North Carolina laws were changed to eliminate the nolle prosequi with leave motion in 1973, allowing prosecutors to voluntarily dismiss charges without tolling the statute of limitations. [2] State law allows prosecutors to file for a voluntary dismissal with leave to re-instate charges when the delay is caused by the defendant’s own ...
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 ...