Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Did you plead as a felony and it was later reduced or did you plead as a misdemeanor.? What was the charge ? Call me and we can talk further. I wish you well. David Wallin

Good moral character goes hand in hand with full disclosure. As long as you fully disclose your past digressions, the State Bar will be forgiving. If your charge and conviction were a felony, you may have to take steps to reduce it to a misdemeanor. If as you say it was expunged, you should continue to fully disclose it to the State Bar when you are required to. Good luck.

What you 'want' is not relevant. You are required to fully disclose the situation on your application to the law school and State Bar, which will remain sealed until and unless you pass the bar, at which time your application will be reviewed and a decision made whether to allow you to practice. Go talk now with your law school admissions counselor, who has seen all this before, and get an opinion and best guess what they think your chances are. You then can make your decision to risk the time and money on school.