{"id":11724,"date":"2018-10-18T18:03:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T22:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=11724"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:06:36","slug":"can-i-get-my-charges-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/can-i-get-my-charges-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Get My Charges Dismissed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/what-we-do.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11741 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Charges-Dismissed-300x125.jpg\" alt=\"Charges Dismissed\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Charges-Dismissed-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Charges-Dismissed-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Charges-Dismissed-288x120.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Charges-Dismissed.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>What is a Conditional Discharge in North Carolina?<\/h2>\n<p>In some ways, a conditional discharge is a lot like deferred prosecution.\u00a0 In fact, many of the same terms and conditions for deferred, such as probation, may apply to a conditional discharge (and eventual charges dismissed).<\/p>\n<p>The primary difference is that the defendant\u00a0enters a\u00a0<strong>guilty plea<\/strong> as part of conditional discharge, but the court does not enter final judgment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/can-i-get-my-charges-dismissed\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can I Get My Charges Dismissed?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Conditional Discharge in North Carolina? In some ways, a conditional discharge is a lot like deferred prosecution.\u00a0 In fact, many of the same terms and conditions for deferred, such as probation, may apply to a conditional discharge (and eventual charges dismissed). The primary difference is that the defendant\u00a0enters a\u00a0guilty plea as part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1085,1084,1080],"class_list":["post-11724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-criminal-defense","tag-bill-powers-defense-attorney","tag-can-i-get-my-charges-dismissed","tag-criminal-defense-lawyer-charlotte-nc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can I Get My Charges Dismissed? &#8212; Carolina Criminal Defense &amp; DUI Lawyer Updates &#8212; October 18, 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is a Conditional Discharge in North Carolina? 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