Popopuffer, youre a cop.... Interesting to find you in a forum like this. Popopuffer is not completly correct. Another reason to never trust a cop. I am a student of the law. ACOD- Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal is a legal device which allows the case to be suspended for 6 months to a year. Charges are automatically dimissed at the end of that time if the defendent is not rearrested in the interim. Okay, popopuffer didnt tell you the whole truth, that if you get arrested for ANYTHING within that year youre charges will no longer be suspended. That's why cops dont represent people in the court of law.