The prosecuting attorney, with the permission of the court, may at any time before the case is finally submitted to the jury dismiss the indictment as to all or a part of the defendants and the dismissal shall not bar a future prosecution for the same offense.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-89-122
Dismissal of indictment
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State v. Crawford (2008)
Most recently applied in Buckley v. Ray (February 2017)
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