All charges dismissed in freeway shootings case
By ABC15.com | April 25, 2016PHOENIX - We got him?
Jason Lamm, the attorney for accused freeway shooter Leslie Merritt Jr., announced all charges have formally been dismissed against Merritt.
The tweet by Lamm showed the motion to dismiss all charges officially filed by the Superior Court of Arizona.
The motion reads: “This Court having reviewed and considered the State’s Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice. filed April 22, 2015, and good cause appearing. IT IS ORDERED dismissing this case without prejudice.”
Merritt will not be under the supervision of pretrial services.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety told ABC15 on Monday: "We are not entertaining any interviews or statements at this time. Please check back with us in the future."
Merritt and his lawyers filed a lawsuit last month against the State of Arizona, Maricopa County, Gov. Doug Ducey and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery for $10 million in compensation for lost wages, legal fees and emotional stress .
"If you can use the state's evidence against them, that sometimes can be just devastating to a prosecution," said Diaz.
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