Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

Can I get a first offender I ga expunged early. I lead guilty in oct 2010. I got 5 yrs probation. 5 weekends in jail and restitution. I have finished my weekends and almost got my restitution paid back and my probation officer said he is going to put me unsupervised this month. They said if I paid back and stayed out of trouble I could get off in three but I was wondering if you can get off earlier. I got laid off due to cut back and later closure. I am 37 and have never been in trouble before or since. I have been in rt sales dealing with money since I was 22. I cannot get a job now because of the felony and want to know if I finish paying restitution can I get it taken off now


Asked on 3/05/12, 9:58 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

Since you are only a third of the way through your sentence, and you won't complete it to 2015 there is no way for the judge to know that you won't violate probation by committing a crime in 2015. You should ask your lawyer from the case, but I am pretty certain the answer is no.

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Answered on 3/05/12, 10:10 am
Lawrence Lewis Lawrence Lewis, P.C.

Bad news is the first offender plea is NOT coming off your record. You may be able to ask the judge to come off of 1st offender probation early, but the arrest and disposition are on your record for life. See website on expugement: www.lawrencelewispc.com

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Answered on 3/05/12, 10:37 am


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