Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida
Not Guilty with Arrest Record
My 19 year old son was arrested on a misdemeanor drug charge (the butt of a ''joint'' supposedly found during a voluntary search- no warrant). He pleaded not guilty, paid a court fee, and was told that it wasn't a conviction but that it would remain as an arrest. What happened to ''guilty'' or ''not guilty'' and a clean slate?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Not Guilty with Arrest Record
I don't know exactly what happened from your question. It sounds like some sort of pre-trial diversion. The arrest record remains unless he is elibible to have the record expunged.
Dan
Re: Not Guilty with Arrest Record
Being found not guilty doesn't change the fact that he was arrested. An arrest proves only that the arresting officers considered him a suspect and is not nearly equivalent to a conviction.
Re: Not Guilty with Arrest Record
he will have to show actual innocence to get the arrest expunged unless state law allows it.
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