text: as the victim, how do you drop charges in a criminal case? my boyfriend and i got in a fight, and the charges against him are serious felonies, including kidnapping, assault, aggravated burglury, and menacing.  i made a statement of what happened to the police and they decided on what the charges should be.  i was not aware of how serious these things were and how much time he could get in prison.  since he's been in jail, i have reconsidered my statement and would like him to be released. he has not gone to court yet, but the prosecutor told me there is nothing i can do until we go to court.  i dont know what to do in the mean time to help get him released and work on dropping the charges.  i have written another statement to the prosecutor describing my changed feelings, but i do not want the court to think that i lied to them in any way.  i do not want to incriminate myself. the truth is that whether you drop the charges or not, the prosecutor still makes the ultimate decision whether or not the state wants to press charges.  this may be totally out of your hands...particularly if he committed some of these offenses against others.  even if you don't want to testify, if you get subpoenaed, you better show up and whatever you do, do not perjure yourself!