<P> In U.S. states in which these offenses occur , the prosecuting attorney has discretion in deciding which category to charge the defendant . Prosecutors may strategically file such offenses as felonies , agreeing to refile the charge as a misdemeanor should the defendant consent to a guilty plea . </P>
<P> In U.S. states in which these offenses occur , the prosecuting attorney has discretion in deciding which category to charge the defendant . Prosecutors may strategically file such offenses as felonies , agreeing to refile the charge as a misdemeanor should the defendant consent to a guilty plea . </P>
who decides how to prosecute a hybrid offence
who decides how to prosecute a hybrid offence
prosecuting attorney
prosecuting attorney