charge-disposition-vocab

Acquitted (1)

Found not guilty by a court of law in a criminal trial

Convicted (2)

Pleaded or found guilty by a court

Dismissed (3)

The court or prosecutor decided the charge should not go forward

Diversion/Deferred Prosecution (4)

The court delayed prosecution pending the successful completion of a treatment program, at which point the charges will be dismissed

Expunged (5)

The deletion of non-conviction information (such as arrest data)

No charges filed/Charges dropped (6)

The prosecutor declined to pursue the case

Pending (7)

The case is still being investigated or prosecuted

Pled down (8)

Pled guilty to a lesser charge

Sealed (9)

The court has restricted access to all or some of the content of the record; however, the existence of the record will still be public record

Suspended sentence (10)

The court has delayed the sentencing pending the successful completion of a period of probation and/or treatment program

Vacated (11)

The court has withdrawn the guilty plea or set aside the guilty verdict, and the defendant may state they have never been convicted of that crime