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A Criminal Hearing – The Last Opportunity to Prevent an Indictment

Received a notice letter or an invitation to a hearing before an indictment is filed? This is a critical junction on the criminal timeline: the investigation has ended, the prosecution is weighing whether to charge you – but…

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A Conditional Arrangement – Sign or Not? Everything You Must Know First

Received a phone call or a letter from the police or the District Attorney inviting you to sign a conditional arrangement? Stop for a moment before you rush to sign. A conditional arrangement does spare you an indictment and a trial – but…

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A Notice Letter to a Suspect – Received a Letter From the District Attorney? Here Is How to Act

Found a letter in your mailbox from the District Attorney's Office or the police prosecution announcing that your case has been transferred to the Israel Police prosecution or to the District Attorney? Or a letter announcing that consideration is being given to filing…

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Closing a Criminal Case – How It Happens and What It Means

Closing a criminal case is the decision not to bring a person to trial. It is a liberating notice, but it is far from the end of the story: the grounds on which the case was closed determine what will be recorded about you, who…

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Grounds for Closing a Case – The Difference That Shapes Everything After

When you are told the case has been closed, most people ask one question: is that it, is it over? The answer depends almost entirely on another question – on what grounds the case was closed. Three words in the letter determine what…

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Appealing the Closure of a Case – When You Disagree With the Decision

A decision to close a case is not necessarily the end of the road – not for the person harmed by the offense, and not for the person whose case was closed on grounds that do not reflect the truth. The law allows the decision to be challenged, but…

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A Stay of Proceedings – When the Attorney General Halts a Case

A stay of proceedings is an exceptional power by which a criminal proceeding already under way is halted. It is neither an acquittal nor an ordinary closure of a case, but a decision that the proceeding will not continue at this stage.…

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