what does plea agreement suspended mean in the judgment of conviction
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what does plea agreement suspended mean in the judgment of conviction
my husband had some of his charges dropped in his so they ordered him to do 2 years probation but on the judgment of conviction document says plea agreement suspended so does that mean that the whole case was dismissed ?
Asked on May 21, 2009 under Criminal Law, Indiana
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
This could mean one of two things, and you should have an attorney in your area read the judgment to explain it to you. One place to find the lawyer you need is our website, http://attorneypages.com
I'm not an Indiana attorney, so it's possible that the sentence was somehow imposed in a way that wasn't consistent with the plea agreement. The other possibility is, if your husband is a first offender, the judgment of conviction itself is actually suspended, and if he completes all the requirements of his probation with no problems (including no new charges), at the end of the two years the charges and the conviction will be dropped, and he will have essentially a clean record for most purposes. This is quite literally a once-in-a-lifetime chance, so I hope he makes good on it.
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