Criminal Lawyer discusses diversion in the district of Columbia <br /><br />Diversion is a way of diverting the case off of a trial calendar. Almost <br />every state in the Union now has a diversion for first-time offenders on <br />misdemeanor cases. It's just what it sounds like. It's diverting the case <br />off of a track so that - let's say that you have a drug problem - well, if <br />you participate in a drug court or drug program the case will get <br />dismissed. <br /><br />If you don't have a drug problem and you just made a bad error in choice, <br />then maybe you'll do some community service and get your case dismissed. <br />Diversion is almost available for most first-time offender misdemeanors. <br />There are certain exceptions to that, and again, seek an experienced <br />criminal lawyer to tell you this.
