Corrected entry: The D.A. ends the court case by dismissing the charges against the defendants. Prosecutors don't dismiss cases - they can offer no evidence, effectively ending the case under trial, but only a judge can dismiss charges. This is not a character mistake - the legal difference is critical and no lawyer as highly placed as a state DA would ever make a mistake like that.
LorgSkyegon
10th Jul 2008
Correction: His actual words were "The State would like to dismiss all charges". He simply requested that the judge dismiss them, which the judge did.
Then he should have said, "The State would like all charges to be dismissed." He states that the State wants to dismiss the charges themselves. The posting is valid and should be reinstated as a character mistake.
This is incorrect. At any time during a trial, either side can make a motion for dismissal. While you may not like the specific wording he uses, he is doing what he is supposed to do as prosecutor: dismissing a case once it is clear that the defendants are not guilty.
LorgSkyegon