Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kentucky provides a process for expungement of most misdemeanor and felony charges. For cases that were dismissed or acquitted, an application for expungement can be made 60 days after the dismissal; for felony cases originally filed in District Court but which have not resulted in an indictment by the grand jury, an application for expungement ...
Boards are often required to consider the applicant's moral character and some are authorized to consider criminal prosecutions which did not result in the applicant's actual conviction of a crime e.g., criminal charges dismissed as a result of deferred adjudication or other diversion program. Such professions include trades and occupations ...
Last week, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would, among other things, repeal automated expunctions of “not guilty” and “dismissed” criminal charges. An expunction is when an ...
These concessions can include a reduction in the severity of the charges, the dismissal of some charges, or a more lenient sentencing recommendation. Plea bargaining serves as a mechanism to expedite the resolution of criminal cases, allowing both the prosecution and the defense to avoid the time, expense, and uncertainty of a trial.
(The Center Square) — The Justice Department is moving to drop federal bribery and corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, citing the Democrat's role in pushing back on crime ...
A post on X claimed that a Romanian court dismissed all criminal charges against social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate. Verdict: False The full case against the two was not dismissed.
In criminal procedure, an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACD or ACOD) allows a court to defer the disposition of a defendant's case, with the potential that the defendant's charge will be dismissed if the defendant does not engage in additional criminal conduct or other acts prohibited by the court as a condition of the ACD.
The dismissal of the charge clears the way for the jury to decide on the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide, which carries up to four years in prison. Penny could have faced up to 15 ...