FSM Code Title 12, Chapter 8

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TITLE 12. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Chapter 8: Dismissal

§ 801.     Dismissal by Attorney General or district attorney.

§ 802.     Dismissal by court.

§ 801.  Dismissal by Attorney General or district attorney.

The Attorney General or the district attorney may by leave of court file a dismissal of an information, or complaint, or citation and the prosecution shall thereupon terminate.  Such a dismissal may not, however, be filed during the trial without the consent of the accused.

Source:  TT Code 1966 § 491; TT Code 1970, 12 TTC 351; TT Code 1980, 12 TTC 351.

§ 802.  Dismissal by court.

If there is unnecessary delay in bringing an accused to trial, the court may dismiss an information, or complaint, or citation.

Source:  TT Code 1966 § 492; TT Code 1970, 12 TTC 352; TT Code 1980, 12 TTC 352.