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Conn. Practice Book § 39-30

Objection by Defendant to Nolle Prosequi

activein force · 2026-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

Where a prosecution is initiated by complaint

or information, the defendant may object to the

entering of a nolle prosequi at the time it is offered

by the prosecuting authority and may demand

either a trial or a dismissal, except when a nolle

prosequi is entered upon a representation to the

judicial authority by the prosecuting authority

that a material witness has died, disappeared or

become disabled or that material evidence has

disappeared or has been destroyed and that a

further investigation is therefore necessary.

History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 726.)

Provenance

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Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
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