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You will note that charges are dismissed when a defendant has a viable ability to present a defense that can be effective, usually having to do with the defendant's ability to afford such defense attorneys who can be effective.
These charges are not dismissed or vacated because the prosecutors and cops suddenly see they are wrong (they already know that) and want to do the right thing. The charges are dismissed when the prospect of the state winning is in doubt, thereby avoiding precedents that would invalidate earlier convictions and subsequent prosecutions.
They leave us only one possible last resort and fully expect that it will never be used. They are wrong.
Jan 12, 2010, 6:18:22 PM