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for prosecution to proceed, usually because the defendant has admitted other, often more serious, charges. No admission to the charge is made by the defendant, and no verdict is recorded against them.
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Charges which have lain on file may be reinstated at a later date, but only with the permission of the trial judge or the
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Charges which have been laid on file have on occasions been taken into account in actions under the
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agrees that there is enough evidence for a case to be made, but that it is not in the
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