My question involves criminal law for the state of: PA
Was charged in PA in 2013 with Corruption of Minors and Indecent Assault. No prior criminal record. Been on "extended bail" ever since. The DA who filed the charges ended his term as DA Dec 2015. He wrote a letter to my current PD (which I have a copy of) stating that he feels the charges should be dropped. However, his assistant DA was my PD in this same case prior to being hired as ADA. So he felt that ethically and morally he couldn't make that decision. He instead wrote a letter to the incoming DA requesting that he drop the charges. The new DA takes office and decides to ignore the request and instead go to trial. Is this legal? Ethical? Common? Even my PD is confused. No new evidence, testimony, etc. Everything's the same. Sexual intercourse was no alleged so no DNA evidence either.
Was charged in PA in 2013 with Corruption of Minors and Indecent Assault. No prior criminal record. Been on "extended bail" ever since. The DA who filed the charges ended his term as DA Dec 2015. He wrote a letter to my current PD (which I have a copy of) stating that he feels the charges should be dropped. However, his assistant DA was my PD in this same case prior to being hired as ADA. So he felt that ethically and morally he couldn't make that decision. He instead wrote a letter to the incoming DA requesting that he drop the charges. The new DA takes office and decides to ignore the request and instead go to trial. Is this legal? Ethical? Common? Even my PD is confused. No new evidence, testimony, etc. Everything's the same. Sexual intercourse was no alleged so no DNA evidence either.
Sex Offenses: From Charges Being Dropped to Trial. Old Da to New Da. Can This Happen
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