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Does Adjudication Withheld for a misdemeanor mean you have to go to jail or have probhation?
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∙ 11y ago
Hi! No this does not mean you have to go to jail. You might depending on the charges, but for most misdemeanor charges probation will suffice. When it happened to me, I was on probation for 2 weeks, until I fulfilled my requirements given by the judge (a class for the crime I committed).
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