Stet

• Jurisdiction: Maryland

XVIII. Stet

"The stet, in Maryland, is simply an indication by the prosecutor, acquiesced in by the court, that he [or she] does not choose at that time on that indictment to proceed further with the prosecution." State v. Jones, 18 Md. App. 11 (1973) (citing Regle v. State, 9 Md. App. 346 (1970); Smith v. State, 16 Md. App. 317, 322-23 (1972)). In Moulden, the Court of Appeals stated: "In Maryland, unlike some other jurisdictions, we have consistently drawn a sharp distinctions between a nolle prosequi...