Michigan has just a handful of statutes that permit an individual from leaving the criminal justice systems unscathed--absent an acquital or dismissal. HYTA, or Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, has been discussed in detail here. The other is MCL 333.7411 which applies strictly to possession of certain controlled substances. The third is the delayed sentence statute. After a plea of guilty or a guilty verdict the court may delay the sentence for not more than 1 year to give the individual an
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