Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

This incident happned in Nassau county(New York). I was charged with grand larceny for shoplifting. My attorney got a plea bargain and bought it down to misdemeanor B. This is my very first time offence. I applied for many interns and jobs and all of them rejected me. I will be graduating soon as a mechanical engineer and i am afraid that this record will haunt me for the rest of my life. I was ordered to pay a fine of 750 dollars and i did. I was also ordered to finish 150 hours of community service and i am done with it. Now , is there anyway i can get this recored sealed or expunged ? or do anything about it so that it will not effect my job application?

Thanks


Asked on 5/23/10, 2:17 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Stuart Austin Austin Law Associates, PC

you can apply for a relief from civil disabilities. That may help with some employers.

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Answered on 5/25/10, 11:36 am
peter bark bark & karpf

Two possible things you can do. First to go back over the original conviction and see if there was some irregularity. If there was a constitutional issue there is no time limit. The second is to apply to the State of New York for executive clemency or a Governor's pardon.

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Answered on 5/25/10, 5:46 pm


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