California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Penal Code - PEN |
Part 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Title 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS |
Chapter 8. Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise |
Section 1386.
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The entry of a nolle prosequi is abolished, and neither the Attorney General nor the district attorney can discontinue or abandon a prosecution for a public offense, except as provided in Section 1385.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 93.)