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Adjudication: The legal process of
resolving a dispute. The judgment made in a court proceeding. |
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Amended: Reduce to a lessor charge
or reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor status. |
Arrest: The taking of an individual into custody by law enforcement personnel in order to potentially charge the person with an illegal act. |
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Conditional Discharge: To release or
set aside based on the listed conditions. I.e.,
Drug Rehab, Counseling, Community Service, Anger Control Classes,
etc. |
Conviction: Verdict of guilty in criminal trial. |
Deferred Adjudication: the final judgement is delayed. It is likening to probation before a final judgement. Charges are usually dropped and the case is dismissed. Durring the probation period the disposition is not necessarily considered a conviction. |
| Diversion Program: The court directs
the defendant to participate in a work or educational program
either before or after adjudication of guilt. |
| Dismissed: To put out of court without
further hearing. |
| Disposition: Final judgment or sentencing
information. |
| Disposition Date: Date of final disposition:
sentencing was set or assigned. |
Diversion: Court direction calling for a defendant who was found guilty to enter into a work, educational, or drug rehabilitation programas part of probation. If the conditions of the program are met, charges may be cnsidered a non-conviction. |
Expungement: To destroy oe erase. Record may not appear in criminal history. If record appears, it is noted as "expunged". Record may destroyed or sealed after a certain period of time. Expunged records are paramount to total forgiveness and erasure of existance. |
Felony:A serious Offence whereby punishment is generally in state prison with incarceration for more than one year up to death by execution. |
Infraction: Aviolation of rule or law that is not punishable by incarcertion. It is usually a violation of a local ordinance or a traffic offence resulting in a fine. |
Jail: A place of confinement that is more than a police station or lock up and less than prison.
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Judgement: Final decision by court. |
| Merged: Combined with another case. |
| Misdemeanor: A lesser offense than a felony where punishment is less than a year in jail, possibly a fine and possible only probation. Generally the conviction does not cause the person to go to prison. |
| Motion to revoke sentence: Attorney
asks for defendant that a case / charge be withdrawn or reversed. |
| Negligent: To take no cafe of; fail to do; Omit through carelessness. |
| Nolle Prosequi: No prosecution. When
Prosecuting Attorney declares he "will no further prosecute"
the case. |
Nolo Contendre:Latin whereby defendant does not contest. Has the legal affect of pleading "guilty". |
| O/100: Over $100.00 value. |
| Open Case: Court date upcoming. No final
disposition decided upon. |
Prison: A state or federal institution for incarceration of felony offenders for terms of one year or more. |
Probation: relief of all or part of sentence with proper conduct on the part of the person. |
Quash: No prosecution; however there is an option to re open the case. |
| Redline: "Warrant happy" -
They cannot take out a warrant without substantial evidence. |
| Remanded: To send back. When an Appellate
Court sends back to Trial Court to conduct new hearings, new
trial or some other action. |
| Rocket Docket: Waived to grand jury
- should have a disposition. |
| U/100: Under $100.00 value. |
| Verdict: Final and formal decisions or foundings by judge or jury. |
| Warrant: A judicial writ authorizing
an officer to make a seizure or arrest of an individual. |
| 20-Day Rule: If the court hasn't acted
in 20 days, charge will be dropped. |
