Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Deferred Adjudication Gun Rights
In 1978 I served two years probation under Georgia's First Offender Act for a non-violent non-drug related theft charge. My understanding of the law is that there is no conviction record (none shows up on a public database like PublicData.com. The Brady Law as I read it says I would be prohibited from posessing firearms ''while on probation'' for a first offender/deferred adjudcation situation (which ended 25 years ago). Other people I know that have been in deferred adjudication situations show up with a ''case continued without finding'' on PublicData.com. I have also made other searches of state and county records in Georgia and found no record of my case.

My Question:

Will I be denied under NICS if I attempt to purchase a firearm?

Will I be in violation of atate or federal law if I possess a firearm?

Thanks for your input.

Asked on 3/27/05, 4:41 pm

ERICK PLATTEN LAW OFFICE OF ERICK PLATTEN

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Re: Deferred Adjudication Gun Rights

You need to ask an attorney in Georgia or better yet you should contact ATF so you don't get in any federal trouble.

Sincerely,

Erick Platten

PLATTEN LAW OFFICE

Answered on 3/28/05, 1:06 pm

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