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2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 201 - Pleadings and Proof; Trial
§ 6555. Nolle prosequi when proof shows greater offense than charged
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§ 6555. Nolle prosequi when proof shows greater offense than charged
If, upon the trial of a person charged with an offense, the facts given in evidence amount in law to a greater offense than the one charged, such person shall not by reason thereof be acquitted, but the court, in its discretion, may allow a nolle prosequi to be entered in order that he or she may be prosecuted for the greater offense.
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