Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

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If you get into the Section 17 program, then you are not required to plead guilty. You enter a plea of no contest (nolo contendre). You are also not found guilty - rather, your adjudication is deferred pending the successful outcome of the program. If you complete your program, then you are never found guilty and you have the right of expungement. Check carefully to make sure that the case was expunged, as it doesn't necessarily always happen without filing a petition.

I would need to know the exact language of the question before I could offer you specific advice, but these general comments should guide you. Feel free to write back with any other questions, and good luck.