{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-6555","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 6555","heading":"Nolle prosequi when proof shows greater offense than charged","body":"If, upon the trial of a person charged with an offense, the facts given in evidence amount in law to a greater offense than the one charged, such person shall not by reason thereof be acquitted, but the court, in its discretion, may allow a nolle prosequi to be entered in order that he or she may be prosecuted for the greater offense.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 201: Pleadings and Proof; Trial","Subchapter 002: PLEADINGS AND PROOF"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/201/06555","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:58Z","sha256":"f03bcbea373b12c93c8d31ee9894fd8cf8de80dedc995f1789366820a75840f6","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-6551-6554","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-6556"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}