Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

shoplifting
I am a four year nursing student to graduate in a month. I have been pulled out of clinicals due to a positive background check for a misdeminor charge 1 1/2 year ago. I am currently seeking reconsidering and I need to speed up this process so I can still make it to graduatuon. what do i do/

Asked on 10/29/08, 1:48 pm

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Nathan Hansen Nathan M. Hansen, Attorney at Law

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Unless there was a stay of adjudication or the charges were dismissed without any entry of a plea, expungments are entirely worthless under a recent decision from the Minnesota Supreme Court. You need to apply for a pardon extraordinary from the Board of Pardons, which is administered by the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

Answered on 10/29/08, 2:58 pm

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Thomas C. Gallagher Gallagher Criminal Defense

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Mr. Hansen's answer is well taken, and should be considered. The only other idea I might suggest, if it is important enough, is to retain a good criminal defense lawyer like Mr Hansen or I, to help you attempt to withdraw your guilty plea and try to start over.

Answered on 10/29/08, 3:30 pm

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