Expungements Legal Questions

If you are convicted of a felony and it remains on your record you are prohibited under the federal law from the ownership or possession of any firearm. Depending on your conviction, and other record previous and post, it might be possible for you to have the burglary conviction expunged either presently or in the near future if you are in Michigan. You should confer with an attorney to see what your possible courses of action.... Read More

Charges that a person receives in juvenile court are sealed from the public's view. So, if you were charged as a juvenile, the disposition of those cases are sealed. You don't indicate whether the '2nd time in trouble' was a juvenile case or not, so I can't address this issue. But if there is a 2nd offense all you have to do is call the clerk of the court and find out where the case is at this time.... Read More

In order to properly answer your question, I would need to know whether your DUI was charged as a misdemeanor or felony. If it was merely a misdemeanor, you can simply fill out a form requesting the court to dismiss your prior conviction, so long as you are not now serving a sentence for any offense, not now on probation for any offense, and are not now charged with committing any offense. However, if you were charged with a felony DUI, then you will need to determine whether it is considered as a “wobbler” offense and reduce the felony charge to a misdemeanor pursuant to CA Penal Code § 17(b). Once it is reduced, then you can proceed to request the dismissal of your prior conviction. I hope this has answered your question. If not, please feel free to contact me and we can discuss this issue in more detail. ... Read More

Not in Missouri. Only convictions can be expunged, not charges. If you were arrested for domestic abuse but you were not actually charged, it may be possible to expunge the arrest record, but only if you can prove that you were arrested based on false information and that no charges were filed against you.... Read More

Just because you were 302'd does not mean that you can't get relief.  Were you actually committed or is there no paperwork because once you woke up they realized that you did not need to be committed and released you?  Have a lawyer try to obtain the paperwork.  If there is none then you should be able to get it expunged since no one will be able to prove that you were actually committed under the circumstances required by the statute. ... Read More

Taking steps to clean up your sister's record will drastically improve her efforts to get a job. Felony convictions really hold you back in that way. Depending on the exact conviction and sentence, there may be several remedies. Consult with a local criminal attorney to discuss reduction of the felony to a misdemeanor, 1203.4 dismissal (expungement) and certificate of rehabilitation to determine what is appropriate in your sister's situation.... Read More