Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Ok please help my job of 5 years is on the line ! Six years ago I was arrested with a class c mistermeanor and I hired a attorney to represent me and she told me that she talked to the d.a. And they came up with a plea bargain and if I complied with them that it would be dropped to a ticket. So I did everything and she said it was not going to be on my record . Ok well I got a promotion at my job and they did a background check and it came up and now my job is on the line unless I can show them proof that I was right. But what I dont understand is that my attorney lied to me and now I am suspended from work. I don't know what to do and I have a family to support. Please help


Asked on 12/22/12, 9:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

I answer this on another site. If you were arrested for Class C, there is no dropping the charge to a ticket because Class C & ticket are the same. If you paid a fine, you received a final conviction and if it was a Class B before, it is a lesser charge and you were given a gift. Call your lawyer to discuss what happened. it does NOT sound like your lawyer lied but that you intentionally are misunderstanding.

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Answered on 12/22/12, 9:53 pm


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