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Placed on file without a finding: A legal term used to describe the disposition or outcome of a case. It means you maintain your innocence or continue your not-guilty status for a period of time conditioned upon good behavior and possibly some other conditions.
Continuance Without a Finding (CWOF) is common in cases where the evidence supports a guilty finding. This is when the defendant acknowledges guilt for pleading purposes, but the court does not enter a guilty finding. Instead, it continues the case which will be dismissed upon completion of certain conditions.
If you're a defendant without an attorney. You can only request a continuance for your first courtMoreIf you're a defendant without an attorney. You can only request a continuance for your first court date.
The prosecutor can enclose with the indictment a motion for conviction and adjudication of the penalties previously agreed with the defendant. This form of completion of the proceedings considerably shortens their duration and enables the defendant to agree on the penalty with the prosecutor.
Continuance Without a Finding (CWOF) is common in cases where the evidence supports a guilty finding. This is when the defendant acknowledges guilt for pleading purposes, but the court does not enter a guilty finding. Instead, it continues the case which will be dismissed upon completion of certain conditions.
Example: In a custody hearing, the plaintiff has had no visitation with his son. The defendant wants to request a continuance of 4 weeks. A continuance of 4 weeks means that the plaintiff may not see his son for four more weeks.
Illness, death or withdrawal of counsel in civil cases are also reasons for granting a continuance. Absence of witness or evidence. Absence or incapacity of counsel. Absence of party. Surprise. Other grounds.
Perhaps the most common reason for a continuance is when one side did not have enough time to investigate the case and analyze the evidence. Many defense attorneys, especially public defenders, can move only so quickly because they are representing many clients.
Rule 3.1332(c) of the California Rules of Court (CRC) allows the court to grant a continuance before or during trial on an affirmative showing of good cause. Each request for continuance must be considered on its own merits.
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