Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal in misdemeanor cases in superior court
§ 210.47 Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal in misdemeanor cases
in superior court.
Upon or after the arraignment in a superior court upon an indictment where the sole remaining count or counts charge a misdemeanor offense, and before the entry of a plea of guilty thereto or commencement of a trial thereof, the court, upon motion of the people or the defendant and with the consent of the other party, or upon the court's own motion with the consent of both the people and the defendant, may order that all proceedings be suspended and the action adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, in accordance with the provisions of section 170.55 of this chapter.
Where the sole remaining count(s) charge a misdemeanor, and before a guilty plea/trial, the court may order an ACD — on motion of either party with the other's consent, or on the court's own motion with both parties' consent — per § 170.55. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 3 — The JG-22 Criminal Procedure Law and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.