Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

felony charge/misdeamnor

if a felony charge was dropped to a misdeamnor charge, is there any circumstance that these charges, can be changed back to felony charges?


Asked on 5/27/09, 6:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Zedrick Braden III Ainsworth & Associates PC

Re: felony charge/misdeamnor

Hello. That is generally within the discretion of the prosecutor. Usually that is done to persuade the accused to plead guilty to the misdemeanor charge, if the prosecutor has a heavy call and does not want to take the case to trial.

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Answered on 5/28/09, 5:16 am


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