Cases can and are able dismissed after arraignment. Generally this is done through a legal motion called a nolle prosse, what a lay person would think of as a dismissal order.
Rule 12 - Extensions Of Time (1) Extensions of time for filing petitions for certiorari, applications for appeal, and motions for reconsideration will be granted only in unusual circumstances and only if the request is filed before the time for filing the pleading has expired.
(1) Each averment of a pleading shall be simple, concise, and direct. No technical forms of pleading or motions are required. (2) A party may set forth two or more statements of a claim or defense alternatively or hypothetically, either in one count or defense or in separate counts or defenses.
After the plaintiff, in an action tried by the court without a jury, has completed the presentation of his evidence, the defendant, without waiving his right to offer evidence in the event the motion is not granted, may move for dismissal on the ground that upon the facts and the law the plaintiff has shown no right to ...
By filing a written notice of dismissal at any time before the first witness is sworn; or. By filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action.
A defendant may choose to submit a motion to dismiss for one of two reasons: 1) to allege a lack of jurisdiction over the defendant; or 2) to show that the plaintiff's claim is without legal or factual merit.
The court may grant a motion to dismiss if the plaintiff's complaint fails to allege all the elements of a claim adequately. Or the court may grant it if the complaint fails to allege a measurable injury.
When service is to be made within this state, the person making such service shall make the service within five days from the time of receiving the summons and complaint; but failure to make service within the five-day period will not invalidate a later service.
An urgent and emotional request: He made a plea for help/mercy. They made a desperate plea for help. The president has made an emotional plea for the killing to stop.