Almost always, nothing. Agreeing to this condition is not an admission of guilt but it is obviously inconvenient. Appellate courts have held that the defendant's agreement to an ACD gives sufficient legitamacy to the prosecution to bar a subsequent suit charging malicious prosecution, and have implied the same may be true with respect to false arrest. An ACD does not preclude other civil suit claims such as assault. If a motion to dismiss has been denied, and a request for an ACD has also been denied, the case will proceed towards a guilty plea or a trial.
All persons have the right to a trial.
The right to a trial includes the rights to a speedy trial, to make motions for necessary discovery material, to raise all appropriate defenses, to call witnesses and other rights. Since it is not possible to discuss these rights in this writing, an arrestee who wishes to fully exercise all rights should consult with an attorney or request one from the court. The length of a trial varies depending on which court it is in, the number of witnesses there are, and the complexity of the case. The average non-Summons Part case takes one or two days but a complicated case can take much longer. The demonstrator defendant, as any other defendant, has a right to a trial by jury for any felony charge or a Class A misdemeanor, such as Resisting Arrest.