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
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
23rd May 2013
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Corrected entry: It is a potentially serious ethical violation for Vinny to represent both Billy and Stan at the same time. An attorney owes a duty of complete loyalty to each client s/he represents, and Billy and Stan's interests will not necessarily be the same throughout the trial (one may want to plead guilty, the other may not, for example). Without at least addressing this issue with the boys before he agrees to represent them, Vinny would be severely sanctioned.
Correction: Just because we have not seen it happen does not mean it didn't happen. And since Stan gave up on the hapless public defender to rehire Vinny, it's quite obvious he's not going to file any complaint.
24th Mar 2012
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Corrected entry: When Vinny calls and questions George Wilbur (his second time on the stand) Vinny noticed Sheriff Farley as he came back into the court. The Sheriff nods at Vinny, and Vinny excuses George Wilbur. Jim Trotter III would have had a chance to ask Mr. Wilbur questions before he would have been dismissed.
Correction: Only if he asked for it. Seeing how his case has completely collapsed, he wouldn't even bother.
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