The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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PLEADINGS AND PROOF
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 6555)
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§ 6555. Nolle prosequi when proof shows greater offense than charged
If, upon the trial of a person charged with an offense, the facts given in evidence
amount in law to a greater offense than the one charged, such person shall not by
reason thereof be acquitted, but the court, in its discretion, may allow a nolle prosequi
to be entered in order that he or she may be prosecuted for the greater offense.