People v. Quill

The complainant, in a statement read into the record, has requested that no further proceedings be had in this indictment for the reasons stated therein.

The indictment in question charges criminal libel. The indictment was returned on February 11, 1954.

I shall consider complainant’s request solely in connection with my power and duty under section 671 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. That section provides that: ‘ ‘ The court may, either upon its own motion, or upon the application of the district attorney, and in furtherance of justice, order an action, after indictment, to be dismissed.”

It…