Had you read the motion by the DOJ Prosecutor you would notice the late December 2016 date signifying that the case had just then ALMOST reached a conclusion as it was a request to dismiss their appeal. Details but technically the State was reserving its right to appeal the judge's suppression of the evidence at a higher court so the defendant was still subject to prosecution based on the appeal's outcome. No one in May knew the DOJ would withdraw its appeal.....even the DOJ.
I guess the "strategy" is to report the actual outcome of a case.
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Had you read the motion by the DOJ Prosecutor you would notice the late December 2016 date signifying that the case had just then ALMOST reached a conclusion as it was a request to dismiss their appeal. Details but technically the State was reserving its right to appeal the judge's suppression of the evidence at a higher court so the defendant was still subject to prosecution based on the appeal's outcome. No one in May knew the DOJ would withdraw its appeal.....even the DOJ.
I guess the "strategy" is to report the actual outcome of a case.