Title: How Could I Get My Criminal Charges Dropped? | CriminalDefenseLawyer.com
Headings: Getting a Criminal Charge Dismissed
Getting a Criminal Charge Dismissed
Many cases are dismissed before a plea or trial. Learn about the common reasons why.
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No Probable Cause to Arrest
Mistake in Criminal Complaint
Illegal Stop or Search
Insufficient Evidence
Unavailable Witness or Lost Evidence
Prosecutor's Discretion
After a Successful Appeal
A Bad Arrest or Search
Insufficient Evidence to Support the Jury's Finding
No Jurisdiction
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Content: Police can search a person, for example, after arresting the person for a crime or if an officer has a reasonable belief that the person is carrying a deadly weapon. Police can search a car without a warrant after arresting a driver for driving while intoxicated or other crime. Police can enter a house without a warrant in an emergency, such as after hearing shots being fired in the house. If police conduct a search without a warrant and no special circumstances permitted the search, no evidence gathered in the search can be used against the defendant. If the court finds that a stop or search was illegal and the evidence is inadmissible, the defense can request that the case be dismissed on the grounds that the prosecution has no evidence to prove the charges against the defendant. For more information on illegal stops and searches, see When Can the Police Search My Car? and Search Warrants: What They Are and When They Are Necessary. Insufficient Evidence
If a defendant is arrested and charges are pending against him, the prosecutor must present the case to a grand jury or a judge and show that the prosecution has enough evidence to establish probable cause to believe the defendant committed a crime. As with arrests, the evidence must show an objective, factual basis for believing that the defendant committed the crime.