What is the distinction between the control by the prosecution and the control by the court?

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Before a case is filed in court, the prosecution has control over the following:

1. What case to file
2. Whom to prosecute
3. The manner of prosecution
4. The right to withdraw the case before arraignment even without notice and hearing.

After a case is filed in court, the court has control over the following:

1. The suspension of arraignment
2. Reinvestigation
3. Prosecution by the prosecutor
4. Dismissal
5. Downgrading of the offense or dropping of the accused even before plea

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