Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

I was arrested in 2000 for less than 1/2 gram cocoain in my car about the size of my little fingernail was taken to county jail for about 10 hours was released on bond of 5000.oo I came back to the bondsman and took care of the fine.I got 5 yrs probation and i live in charleston sc and have never got in any trouble since and did every thing that was asked im sorry for this and am requsting if i can have this taken of f of my record since i never had before and dont wont one now if possible i got away from the friends and seen what it did to me for being around drugs i failed to be respossiable for my actions and learned from this i hope i can get this taken care of and am proud to say i will never ever do this stupid mistake again my record show never been in trouble since this one day of stupid and waste of my life and hurting myself my kids and parents but boy am i glad i was caught because i seen what i shouldnt have seen in jail not a bit of what i would want thank you . Deborah Gay Whitehead (Saltis) my ex husband thank GOD.


Asked on 9/03/09, 6:19 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Jeffrey Brashear The Brashear Law Firm, PLLC

Based on what you have written, you may want to consider filing a petition to seal up your records. If you obtained probation, you may not qualify for sealing your records. You may want to consider reviewing your criminal file and verifying that you qualify under the law. If my law firm can assist you with this legal issue or any other legal matter, please contact us at [email protected] to arrange for an initial consultation.

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Answered on 9/08/09, 6:45 pm
Robert Tuthill Law Office of Robert H. Tuthill

Basically what the previous answer is suggesting is looking into filing a petition for non-disclosure. If you received 5 years of deferred adjudication type of probation, you may be eligible to "seal" your records to prevent most private entities from knowing about it. If the probation you received was "straight" probation, and was not deferred, then you would not be eligible for a non-disclosure.

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Answered on 9/08/09, 7:39 pm
Keith Engelke Law Office of S. Keith Engelke

If you received regular probation, there is a conviction on your record. The only way to remove this conviction from your record would be for you to obtain a pardon from the governor and then have the conviction expunged.

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Answered on 9/09/09, 12:02 am


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