After the commencement of a criminal matter by the filing of an information or otherwise, the district attorney shall not enter a nolle prosequi or dispose of the matter or discharge a prisoner from custody by means of a proceeding in lieu of a plea or trial without having obtained the approval of the court.
42 Pa.C.S. § 8932
Nolle prosequi or settlement
Known as the Judicial Code
The act spans §§ 42–42 (972 sections).
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
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