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If the law specifically disallows a criminal charge under a condition, does it still go before a jury if the condition is met?
I have a friend who has been charged with criminal threatening. This kind of law is not supposed to be applied when a person makes a threat against someone attacking them. In NH the phraseology is as ...
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Standard of proof required to prevent dismissal of criminal charge before trial
In New Zealand, a judge may dismiss a criminal charge before trial if "the Judge is satisfied that, as a matter of law, a properly directed jury could not reasonably convict the defendant" (CPA s147(4)...
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