Alyse Adamson: Judge May Demand ‘Legally Grounded Basis’ for Dismissing Eric Adams’ Case

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ADAMSON: "I believe the standard is something like clearly contrary to manifest public interest. Um, it would have to be met for the judge to deny the motion. It would - It‘s very difficult to say what the judge will do here, because, practically speaking, if the prosecuting authority says they don‘t want to prosecute, how could they possibly go forward with the case? That‘s on the practical level, not on the legal level. So I think it‘s going to be interesting to see if there is any pushback from the judge if the judge makes them - DoJ articulate a more legally grounded basis for the dismissal and what comes after that. So we‘re just going to have to see."