Dismissal vs. acquitted

[maurebeth]

I was arrested in March for unlawfully dealing with a child. I finally went to court last week, and the case was dismissed because I had an ironclad alibi for the date in question, which actually was the second date they tried to charge me with. Anyway, when the evidence piled up against the charge, the ADA called the DA, and had the charges dismissed. What is the difference between this and an acquittal? Does this make it look like I got off on a technicality?

 

[seniorjudge]

Q: What is the difference between this and an acquittal?

A: A dismissal means that the question of guilt was never adjudicated. It could be refiled. An acquittal means that the question of guilt was found in the defendant's favor and cannot be refiled.


Q: Does this make it look like I got off on a technicality?

A: The whole law is a technicality.