deferred judgment

A judgment placing a convicted defendant on probation, the successful completion of which will prevent entry of the underlying judgment of conviction.

• This type of probation is common with minor traffic offenses.

— Also termed deferred adjudication; deferred-adjudication probation; deferred prosecution; probation before judgment; probation without judgment; pretrial intervention; adjudication withheld. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 2050.]

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