Legal Question in Criminal Law in Mississippi

expungement

I plead guilty to counterfeiting 10 years ago. I had attempted to make some just to try to see how it would look. A friend of mine took $200 in counterfeit money and tried to cash it at a casino in Mississippi. I was found to have the ''original'' and was sentenced to 6 months of house arrest and 3 years of probation. I served my time without incident and haven't received as much as a speeding ticket since. I live in Alabama and would like to find an attorney who could help to get this conviction expunged so that I can better find employment. I don't feel that my children should continue to suffer for a mistake I made 10 years ago. Thank you for your help.


Asked on 7/08/09, 4:01 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Albert Pettigrew Law Offices Ph 228-875-8736

Re: expungement

Expunction is not available under statute. A pardon from the governor is the only available avenue. Miss. Const. Section 124 states:

In all criminal and penal cases, excepting those of treason and impeachment, the governor shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons, to remit fines, and in cases of forfeiture, to stay the collection until the end of the next session of the legislature, and by and with the consent of the senate to remit forfeitures. In cases of treason he shall have power to grant reprieves, and by and with consent of the senate, but may respite the sentence until the end of the next session of the legislature; but no pardon shall be granted before conviction; and in cases of felony, after conviction no pardon shall be granted until the applicant therefor shall have published for thirty days, in some newspaper in the county where the crime was committed, and in case there be no newspaper published in said county, then in an adjoining county, his petition for pardon, setting forth therein the reasons why such pardon should be granted.

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Answered on 7/08/09, 9:47 pm


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