Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

Hello. �Continued for dismissal� means that the judge withholds or continues without adjudication (which means continues the case without formally pronouncing a judgment or decree in a court proceeding) for a specified period of time. If the person has no violations during that probationary period of time, then the charge is to be dismissed. In the case of jail time, the jail time is considered �conditional confinement�. Assuming the person is discharged from probation after successfully meeting all conditions set for him/her by the Court, then the matter is �dismissed� (which means that the judge rules that the lawsuit or criminal charge is terminated). I certainly recommend you privately confer right away with an attorney working in the area of law for which you face a charge or charges, particularly because what you described sounds quite serious. Oftentimes a person faces multiple negative 'collateral consequences' in addition to the criminal/traffic court charge/s, negative consequences that can affect your life for years in the future. I suggest you make several phone calls to attorneys in choosing a Minnesota attorney to help you at this time, because it is very important that you feel a sense of great safety and trust in the attorney-client relationship. The sooner that I can assist a client and the earlier in the process, typically the better the outcome. Take care.