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2 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2008-44 Authority of State Attorney to Hold Arrest Warrants.
First Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• STATE ATTORNEY OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT – AUTHORITY OF STATE ATTORNEY TO HOLD ARREST WARRANTS WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the judiciary to review affidavits of probable cause presented for the issuance of warrants of arrest; and WHEREAS, it is the Office of the State Attorney which is charged with the responsibility of ultimately determining whether to prosecute a criminal case; and WHEREAS, there are often occasions where the Office of the State Attorney is presented additional information after the issuance by a Judge of an arrest warrant, but prior to the execution of the warrant, that dictates in the interest of justice that a criminal prosecution not be maintained, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit is authorized to place a hold on certain issued arrest warrants in order to adequately investigate the allegations and upon determining that a criminal prosecution should not be pursued, the Office of the State Attorney may by written memorandum request the judge to recall the warrant. • The written memorandum shall be attached to the unexecuted warrant to be maintained by the applicable law enforcement agency pursuant to that agency’s records retention requirements.
STATE ATTORNEY OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT – AUTHORITY OF STATE ATTORNEY TO HOLD ARREST WARRANTS WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the judiciary to review affidavits of probable cause presented for the issuance of warrants of arrest; and WHEREAS, it is the Office of the State Attorney which is charged with the responsibility of ultimately determining whether to prosecute a criminal case; and WHEREAS, there are often occasions where the Office of the State Attorney is presented additional information after the issuance by a Judge of an arrest warrant, but prior to the execution of the warrant, that dictates in the interest of justice that a criminal prosecution not be maintained, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit is authorized to place a hold on certain issued arrest warrants in order to adequatel
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9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.