Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

I recieved a simple posession of marijuana. but i was put on deffered judication. I am a criminal justice student. will i be able to get a job if i stay out of trouble. I dont know if i should change my major im in my 3rd year.


Asked on 1/27/11, 8:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

That's tough to answer. If you serve out the deferred, then your case is subject to a petition for nondisclosure which would seal your record from local checks, but not from the police, etc. I guess it depends on what you plan to do with your life & career. I know a lawyer who got a POM when he was in undergraduate school. I highly doubt that you can be a police officer with that on your record, but I could be wrong - it is not a crime of moral turpitude so it would not be admissible as impeachment.

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Answered on 2/18/11, 7:23 pm


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