{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-56b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-56b","heading":"Right to dismissal or trial on nolle.","body":"A nolle prosequi may not be entered as to any count in a complaint or information if the accused objects to the nolle prosequi and demands either a trial or dismissal, except with respect to prosecutions in which a nolle prosequi is entered upon a representation to the court by the prosecuting official that a material witness has died, disappeared or become disabled or that material evidence has disappeared or has been destroyed and that a further investigation is therefore necessary.","path":["TITLE 54. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 960*. INFORMATION, PROCEDURE AND BAIL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_960.htm#sec_54-56b","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"7eccba51406dee8bc88be18251cb4644d6a7d925f1e65309ab1a4707c0c79054","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-56a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-56c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}