Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

Battery Charge
I was summoned to appear in court next week for a battery charge. If I do not wish to accept supervision or plead guilty and I ask for a jury trial and at the jury trial I am found guilty, is it possible to have the guilty charge/sentence (whatever it may be) expunged or is it a permanent criminal record with no possibility of being expunged? P.S. I have never had a misdemeanor or felony before. No record history.

Asked on 12/30/06, 8:31 am

Zedrick Braden III Ainsworth & Associates PC

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Re: Battery Charge

Hello and Happy New Year. You need

legal representation before you decide

that you want to accept a plea bargain. There are preliminary motions that need to be filed on your

behalf, such as a Motion To Quash Arrest and a Motion To Suppress Evidence. If you plead guilty to a

felony in Illinois, the conviction cannot be expunged; it is permanently

on your record. On the other hand, a

misdemeanor conviction can be expunged

after 2 years. I will be happy to discuss this matter further and in more detail.

Answered on 1/01/07, 5:55 am

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