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Trial Continuance Without A Finding In Michigan
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If you ask for an adjournment of a Pretrial, Motion, Settlement Conference or Bench Trial, you must secure an agreement to adjourn from the opposing side and file a Stipulation and Order for Adjournment MC 309 pursuant to Michigan Court Rule 2.503.
Within seven days after the granting of the judgment or order, or later if the court al- lows, a party may serve a copy of the pro- posed judgment or order on the other party with a notice that it will be submit- ted to the court for signing if no written objections are filed with the court within seven days after ...
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.
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.
If the prosecution makes meaningful changes to the facts contained in the indictment, the defense may be justified in seeking a continuance so that they can prepare for the changed facts. If the change is relatively minor and not relevant to the merits of the case, however, a continuance probably is not warranted.
Absolutely. You would just need to draft it and explain why you need the continuance.
