41.   Both charges are dismissed.

42.   Both sides agreed the charges would be dismissed if Minor completed the program and there were no further acts of violence.

43.   Bowers had his charges dismissed thereafter.

44.   Branham ultimately was acquitted when the government dismissed charges after Branham was granted a new trial in the case.

45.   Branham was granted a new trial, and prosecutors decided not to pursue the case and dismissed the charges.

46.   A federal judge denied the motions of two former Archer Daniels Midland Co. executives to dismiss price-fixing charges against them and to suppress tape recordings used to indict them.

47.   A few years ago, a Federal District Court judge in Michigan dismissed charges against a student indicted for threatening other students by violent, pornographic fantasies via e-mail.

48.   A French judge dismissed charges against photographers and a press motorcyclist in the death of Princess Diana two years ago.

49.   A grand jury decided Wednesday to dismiss charges against the first Texan to shoot and kill someone with a licensed concealed handgun.

50.   A federal appeals panel later dismissed charges of scientific misconduct against the author of the report.