"What somebody is convicted of is often a legal fiction to achieve a compromise in a criminal proceeding," said Surovell. "And from my perspective the circumstances of the crime that led to the compromise are partly what need to be considered before a charge is expunged." "What somebody is...
“One of the more humbling things, I wanted to coach one of my son’s little league teams and they did a background check and I wasn’t able to,” he said. It also impacted his ability to get housing; many places won’t accept people with a criminal record. “That was kind of s...
Will my sealed Pennsylvania criminal record still show up on my background check? Once sealed, all public agencies (such as the court, the prosecuting office, and the police agency or agencies involved) will seal your records. Consequently, neither the arrest or conviction record will appear on...
Why Expunge My Record? There are many people who cannot get a job, a place to live, into a school or training program due to their criminal history. An expungement lawyer can help eliminate these issues and help you move forward with your life…read more ...
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If you’ve been arrested in California but were not convicted of the offense on which the arrest was based, you are likely eligible to have records of the arrest sealed—making the record inaccessible to anyone outside the criminal justice sector. Because arrests remain on a criminal record ...
This matter illustrates why, when I dabble in math in my posts, I try to stick to simple arithmetic. Not that mathematical proofs aren’t fun — I have done more than a few in my day — but it’s very easy to make an implicit assumption that you don’t recognize and end up w...
destroyed. For instance, the record will still be available to criminal justice agencies, but not to private employers, landlords, or the general public. This means if your record has a summary offense, then you should consider an expungement even if the record has been sealed by the cour...