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  • 02-08-2009, 01:58 PM
    H.Gale
    If Charges Are 'Dropped' Are They Dropped Forever
    My question involves criminal law for the state of: England, UK. But most likely relates to US state laws also.

    In Jan '08 I was involved with a small domestic issue. I basically broke a window in my boyfriends house out of anger while drunk, threw a few things around the room. His parents were involved when they returned.
    Police were called, I was arrested and taken to sober up and be interviewed.

    At the end of the day the parents agreed for the charges to be dropped on the condition that me and my boyfriend didn't see each other anymore.

    We've been on speaking terms and it's been a year. We intend to meet up every so often as friends (relationship is certainly out of the question) but I'm wondering if the parents could 'undrop' the charges and file them against me because the verbal agreement was broken?

    Note that this agreement was offered to be via proxy. After the interview the police contacted the parents and came to the agreement, then offered me it and I accepted. Nothing was signed, and it was not recorded on tape (as far I know - and even if it was, would it be usable as a legally binding agreement?).

    I'm just worried about having the older charges come back to haunt me, as a result of meeting him.
    We are both over 20 years old, legally adults, so his decision is his own.

    What can happen?

    Thanks for your help. I just need to know if those charges are really dropped, or if they can come back and be pressed at a later date. (It's been a year since the incidents)
  • 02-08-2009, 02:00 PM
    H.Gale
    Re: If Charges Are 'Dropped' Are They Dropped Forever
    I forgot to mention.
    Charges were dropped and I was 'cautioned' (warning that stays on my record for 3 years).

    Is this the FINAL decision then? The caution?

    Or can the drunken behaviour / violence charges re-appear later?
  • 02-08-2009, 02:05 PM
    Baystategirl
    Re: If Charges Are 'Dropped' Are They Dropped Forever
    This is a U.S. site. It deal with laws/statutes for the United States. The UK is not the U.S. and it's procedures and laws are different. Find a UK site.
    ;)
  • 02-08-2009, 02:09 PM
    H.Gale
    Re: If Charges Are 'Dropped' Are They Dropped Forever
    Quote:

    Quoting Baystategirl
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    This is a U.S. site. It deal with laws/statutes for the United States. The UK is not the U.S. and it's procedures and laws are different. Find a UK site.
    ;)

    Oh sorry. I was just hoping the laws were similar in some way, and Google searching landed me here. Thanks anyway.
    If anyone can help thats great - I'll look for a UK site too
  • 02-08-2009, 02:16 PM
    seniorjudge
    Re: If Charges Are 'Dropped' Are They Dropped Forever
    Sorry ... all I know about Brit law is what I read in Rumpole of the Bailey.
  • 02-08-2009, 02:16 PM
    OhMy
    Re: If Charges Are 'Dropped' Are They Dropped Forever
    Quote:

    Quoting seniorjudge
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    Sorry ... all I know about Brit law is what I read in Rumpole of the Bailey.

    And they drive on the WRONG side of the road:p
  • 02-08-2009, 02:19 PM
    aaron
    Re: If Charges Are 'Dropped' Are They Dropped Forever
    Quote:

    Quoting OhMy
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    And they drive on the WRONG side of the road:p

    In that context, the opposite of "right" is "left", not "wrong". ;)

    H.Gale, you have something on your side of the pond called an ASBO. We don't have those here and, from what I've read of them, they really can change the calculus when looking at situations like this.
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