United States v. John Hayden

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• holding that Rule 48(a) motions should be granted if made in good faith and noting that “Rule 48(a) was not enacted for the purpose of usurping the traditional role of the prosecutor to determine whether to terminate a pending prosecution”
• “As a general proposition, a party must raise an objection initially to the trial court to preserve it for appeal.”
• “If the . . . court finds that the prosecutor is acting in good faith in making its Rule 48(a) motion, it should grant the motion; conversely, Rule 48(a

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