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What is "non-adjudication" treatment?

Two times the legal limit.
It's not what you do, it's how deep the corruption runs!
Hinds County justice, blessing abound!!

The law used to be that offenses under the Implied Consent Act could not be dismissed or non-adjudicated. I'm sure that was changed one of the times that the Legislature "strengthened" the DUI laws.

What is "non-adjudication" treatment?

DUIs in Mississippi are now eligible to be non-adjudicated. Non-adjudication is where you plead guilty to a charge but are not convicted. Judgment is withheld, you go on probation for a period of time, then the charge gets dismissed and you can have it expunged from your record.

In layman's terms, Banks is off the hook - your justice system at work.

Can someone in the legal profession tell me how that can be condoned? I'm sure the brotherhood has a way to excuse it.

I wonder how often citizens who cant afford an attorney get non adjudication for DUIs. That would be a good statistic to know. But hey, it's MS, so, as always, money talks!

He has to take the classes and every time he wants to drive his car for the next six months he has to blow into the steering wheel.

If he’s had a drink the machine will not allow him to drive and it will alert the law that he screwed the pooch and he’ll have to go back to court

It’s a newish law but it is fair and allows someone a conditioned second chance.

Ain’t cheap either

Everyone is entitled to a “free one” under current MS law, with stipulations. Go read Miss. Code Ann. 63-11-30 instead of paying Carmody or Camp a ridiculous sum of money for something you can do yourself.

If it’s not your first, then yeah, go spend the money. You’re an idiot and need an attorney.

"'nonadjudication' means that the court withholds adjudication of guilt and sentencing, either at the conclusion of a trial on the merits or upon the entry of a plea of guilt by a defendant, and places the defendant in a nonadjudication program conditioned upon the successful completion of the requirements imposed by the court under this subsection.
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"Failure to successfully complete a nonadjudication program subjects the person to adjudication of the charges against him and to imposition of all penalties previously withheld due to entrance into a nonadjudication program."

Miss. Code. Ann. § 63-11-30(14).

Who is his lawyer? Asking for a friend...

https://www.wlbt.com/2024/05/03/jackson-city-councilman-pleads-guilty-dui-pay-court-costs-fine/

He pled guilty. I admire that. If, you read the DUI law,,, he is complying with it.
Seems like everyone wants to be a hard liner ...until, it is their teat in , based on above comments.

KF— how does he get first time treatment if it was not his first time?! A little journalism work here would be fantastic!

13 years might have something to do with it. ;-).

Not surprised. He has deep law enforcement and political ties. Just ask Frank Sutton himself. What surprised me is how he was taken to another county and how/why that county kept it quiet

I got a lot better deal than he did. I got a DWI in Jackson. Pled guilty, paid my fine and walked out of the court house. Don't remember what the fine was but I had the money in my pocket. They didn't put anything on my car. That was my second DWI in Jackson. I learned from the first one how to do it. Just plead guilty and pay your fine. Keep your mouth shut. The city gets the money and you get to forget everything about it.

Judge Sutton is wrong for this. Ms. White is an example of this Beth Ann killed (2) innocent people and (2j more children are scarred for life with medical bills, etc. This has to Stop! Catch and release without consequences when ADULTS choose to drive under whatever influence is setting a BAD EXAMPLE!

"Can someone in the legal profession tell me how that can be condoned? I'm sure the brotherhood has a way to excuse it." You gotta be kidding me. You being real?

1. @10:55 AM - Check your math. 120 days is 4 months, not 6 months.
2. The fix was in before he returned home that night.
3. The steering wheels locks are an inconvenience. I don't think one will be installed on his city car, and there are other cars that he can borrow.
4. DUI convictions are for the little people.

12:55 After the second, you should know that Mississippi has DUIs not DWIs.

10:25 120 days is not six months

Frank Sutton is a pastor.
Aaron Banks is a pastor.
They attend JSU events together and on top of that, they both could be possibly running for mayor of Jackson.

Non adjudication in Mississippi is allowed by courts. It is available if one did not refuse a breathalyzer, has a valid non CDL license, and one does not have a previous DUI conviction, previous non adjudication, and no other current pending DUI charges. The cost is $250. You pay the fine (goes to the jurisdiction and courts can vary it) and assessments (paid to state and courts can’t vary it), usually place on six months probation, take and complete MASEP, usually a a Victims Impact class, and either a suspension of license of the interlock on ALL vehicles you drive.

So it’s a big club, local chapter, and you ain’t in it either.

What is the difference in a DUI and a DWI?

@11:01 AM - DUI has a U in the middle and DWI has a W in the middle. I hope that this helps.

Thanks 11:01 AM, I was thinking along that line but needed someone to tell me for sure.

11:01,DUI is shorthand for Driving Under the Influence, which is the name of the criminal offense under Mississippi law. If you claim to have two DWIs in Mississippi, I assume you’re lying, because most people know the name of the crime of which they were convicted, or pled guilty to, especially after the second time.