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CASE STATUS (PROSECUTION)
| Data Element: | CASE STATUS (PROSECUTION) |
| Definition: | A coded representation of the processing stage of a case received by the Prosecutor's Office. |
| Standard of Verification: | Prosecution case file folder. |
| Data Type: | AN |
| Field Size: | 2 |
| Field Format: | 2AN |
| Originating Teams: | Courts |
| User Teams: | Corrections, Courts and Law Enforcement |
| Tables / Codes: | Open where future proceedings are scheduled: 01 - Open: Pending Filing of Complaint in a court of original jurisdiction 10 - Open: Pending Disposition 11 - Open: Pending Sentence 12 - Open: Pending Re-Sentence 13 - Open: Sentence Imposed - Pending Execution of Sentence 19 - Open: Processing Stage Unknown Suspended where no future proceedings are scheduled: 20 - Suspended: Pending Disposition 21 - Suspended: Pending Sentence 22 - Suspended: Pending Re-sentence 23 - Suspended: Sentence Imposed - Pending Execution of Sentence 29 - Suspended: Processing Stage Unknown 30 - Closed: There has been a declined to prosecute, a dismissal, an acquittal, or a conviction for which a sentence has been executed. No future court date has been set, and no appeal is pending. 40 - Pending Appellate Action: The case has been disposed in the court of original jurisdiction and is now pending Appellate Action. 50 - Transferred: Case has been transferred to another jurisdiction. 99 - Unknown |
| Comments: | Outcome(s) of previous proceeding(s) will provide details of the case status. A case can be re-opened after it has been closed due to certain conditions, for example, violation of probation, and post-judgement motions. Cases disposed can return to a pending disposition status as a result of certain court activity, e.g., plea withdrawn. See also CRIMINAL PROCEEDING OUTCOME, REASON FOR ADJOURNMENT, and CHARGE DISPOSITION TYPE. |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 9/94 DATE STANDARD REVISED: 9/97 DATE STANDARD REVISED: 8/99 |