pendency of criminal prosecution

pendency of criminal prosecution
The status of a criminal prosecution from the time it is commenced by (1) the filing of a formal complaint of affidavit, (2) the return of an indictment or the filing of an information, (3) the issuance of a warrant to an officer for service, or (4) the arrest and commitment of the accused, until the final determination made by judgment. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 3.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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