The state orally announced a noelle prosequi in open court for the criminal charges against former University of Central Florida football player Kevin Smith.
A noelle prosequi is a declaration made to the judge by a prosecutor in a criminal case, or by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit, meaning the case against the defendant is being dropped, according to Law.com.
In April 2015 Smith was arrested for driving on a suspended license, leaving the scene without providing information and failure to sign a court mandatory citation.
KnightNews.com spoke with Angela Starke, Public Information Officer for the Office of the State Attorney: 9th Judicial Circuit, who explained why the criminal charges were dropped.
“Basically we believe that this was a just resolution of the case. Mr. Smith presented us with a valid driver’s license and plead guilty to a civil infraction of driving while a license is suspended,” Starke said.
Starke also mentioned that there was restitution made to the other driver of the car, which was “the most important thing.”
Smith was also originally charged for resisting arrest. However, the charge for resisting arrest was dropped due to unsuitable evidence. UCF Police Officer James Strawn forgot to record the incident with his body camera.
Brigitte Snedeker contributed to this article.
