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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-18-9. Authority to enter nolle prosequi.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-18-9. Authority to enter nolle prosequi.

The district attorney has authority, on the terms prescribed by law, to enter a nolle prosequi on indictments.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 354; Code 1868, § 415; Code 1873, § 380; Code 1882, § 380; Penal Code 1895, § 801; Penal Code 1910, § 801; Code 1933, § 24-2915.