College Arrest 101 Blog | Parents’ Handbook to Navigate Your College Student’s Arrest | #4 Closing the Case
At some point after your college student's arrest and court litigation the case will finally be ready to close. In every state there are a multitude of different ways a criminal case can be disposed of. But generally a criminal case must either go to trial or settle - unless your lawyer is able to get the charges thrown out entirely. The vast majority of cases will be settled. In the case of a college student who is a first time offender with an alcohol or drug violation the case very likely will be eligible for a pretrial diversion or [...]