Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

record clean up

i have several felonies from when i was i juvinile and one on my adult record... its ben about 4 years since ive ben in any kind of trouble and i want to join the military to staighten out my life ... is it possible for me to reduce my felonies (2nd degree burglay and vandilism) to misdameanors


Asked on 2/13/09, 3:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: record clean up

Possibly, as long as no prison time was sentenced on the conviction. If it was, you are not eligible to have it expunged, which is what you are describing. Feel free to contact me if serious about getting legal help in trying to get them reduced and shown as 'dismissed' on your criminal record [expungement]. That will at least allow you to say 'no' to conviction on most private employment applications. It still may not solve your problem with the military; you'll need to talk to them.

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Answered on 2/13/09, 8:43 pm


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