*423 OPINION OF THE COURT Fuchsberg, J. The issue on this appeal is whether an accused’s acceptance of an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, popularly referred to by the acronym ACD or ACOD, constitutes a bar to a subsequent civil suit for false imprisonment or malicious prosecution. We hold that an ACOD disposition, authorized by CPL 170.55, i…
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