Dismissed With Prejudice
Illinois law is clear that the State may dismiss a charge “with prejudice” and that the effect of the State’s doing so is to subsequently bar the State from prosecuting the same defendant for the same offense based on the same facts. See People v. Gill, 379 Ill. App. 3d 1000 (2008); People v. Creek, 94 Ill.2d 526, 531 (1983).
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