If a courthouse arrest record says only a charge and “dismissed by DA”, is there a way for someone to determine whether this was dismissed through a deferred prosecution?
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If a courthouse arrest record says only a charge and “dismissed by DA”, is there a way for someone to determine whether this was dismissed through a deferred prosecution?
Is there a way to get information beyond this arrest record (searchable by name)?
Asked on March 14, 2013 under Criminal Law, North Carolina
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The best way to get to what the underlying case was about is to go the the county court house and pull the file. Once pulled you can go through it to see if the dismissal was with a deferred prosecution which typically does not happen.
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