GrizMania said:
Ah yes, once the deferred sentence was over, the charge would likely go away essentially. Unless the person commits crime while deferred sentence is in effect. Right?
For first felony offenses and misdemeanors, a court may defer or suspend imposition of sentence from one to three years during which the offender will be on probation. Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-201 et seq. Following termination of the relevant time period, § 46-18-204 authorizes the court to permit the defendant to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or to strike the verdict of guilty from the record and order that the charge or charges against the defendant be dismissed. Records in the case, presumably including court records, shall be “confidential” and accessible only by court order:
Dude had to plead guilty or no contest and is on probation...if that was the adjudication.
That is far different than cleared or not guilty in my view.