Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: Dismissal or expungement of criminal charges?

You can only have one criminal episode sealed and expunged in your life, so the attorney that you consulted with misinformed you. Also, if you were ever adjudicated guilty of any offense, you are ineligible to have your record sealed and expunged ever, even on a crime in which you obtained a withhold of ajudication.

In your situation, it appears that you have three separate and distinct offenses. IF you had a withhold on all three, you would only be eligible to seal and expunge one of them.

Also, the attorney you consulted with was partly correct. If you have a withhold you must first seal your record, then after ten years of a crime free record you may seek to expunge it.

I have a lot of information on my website, www.richardhornsby.com/criminal/record/ please feel free to visit it for more information. I would be happy to assist you with sealing and expunging one of your offenses.

Best wishes,

Richard Hornsby

Re: Dismissal or expungement of criminal charges?

I agree with all of Mr. Hornsby's advice. You have ONE bite at the seal/expunge apple so use it wisely and seal the felony if you qualify. Withhold of adjudication is just as guilty as adjudication not withheld. The issue of adjudication describes a sentence type not a verdict or plea type.