Legal Opinion
State v. Valent
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Decided April 30, 1926No. 9PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodney, J.
I shall first consider the propriety or right of the state to enter a nolle prosequi at the present stage of this case, for it is apparent that if such nolle prosequi is properly entered, then such determination will dispose of one of the reasons for a new trial.
A great many cases discuss the right to enter a nolle prosequi. Citations of most of them may be found in notes to 35 L. R. A. 701, 22 L. R. A. (N. S.) 469, Ann. Cas. 1915D, 1004, and in 16 C. J. 248 and 432. Generally, they are divided as to the time of the entry of a nolle prosequi into three classes. (1) Before the jury is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. WhittierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1842
- State v. EnoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1863
- State v. JonesNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1902
- State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1878
- Tully v. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1901
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3Cited by9 opinions
- duPont v. duPontSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
- Darling Apartment Co. v. SpringerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1941
- United States v. BrokawDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1945
- State Ex Rel. Norwood v. DrummSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Du Pont v. Du PontSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
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