In Texas, expungement can be very helpful to people who have been arrested but found not guilty of the charges. For people that have been found not guilty, if they do not have their record expunged the charges and arrest will remain on their record and can be harmful to their future in a variety of ways.
Texas laws also allow people convicted of Class C misdemeanors to expunge their record if they have received and completed deferred adjudication.
After an expungement suit, the release and distribution of expunged records by any agency is prohibited. Furthermore, the person whose record is expunged is then allowed to deny the occurrence of the arrest and charges, even under oath.
If you or someone you know is seeking expungement, contact the Dallas expungement lawyers of The Law Offices of Mark T. Lassiter at 214-651-1121 to learn more about your rights.
Families in Pennsylvania are struggling to find closure in getting their children’s and teens’ records expunged. Families and kids in Luzerne County involved in the “cash for kids” scandal received a vow from the state Supreme Court to throw out the bribed judgments from former judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan. However, the expungement process is taking much longer than they believe it should, in many cases hurting the teens’ futures.
The state Supreme Court asked a Berks County senior judge to review over 5,000 questionable juvenile cases to determine if expungement was necessary. The director of Luzerne County probation services told the Philadelphia Inquirer this could take up to six years.
Meanwhile, the kids involved in the “cash for kids” scandal are having difficulty getting jobs or loans for college because of the criminal charges. Also, for teens who have found themselves in trouble with the law again are receiving harsher punishment because of the previous convictions that are waiting to be expunged.
If you or someone you know needs their record expunged, contact the Dallas expungement lawyers of The Law Offices of Mark T. Lassiter at 214-651-1121 to learn more about your rights.
In a recent expungement case in Pennsylvania, defendants awarded expungement of their record included a provision to the order that demanded two Pennsylvania newspapers delete stories about the crimes being expunged. Lawyers argued that the media’s First Amendment rights were ultimately keeping the defendants’ records from being completely expunged.
After complaints by The Centre Daily Times and The Daily Collegian, Judge Bradley Lunsford reversed the decision and has allowed the newspapers to keep the stories for fear of violating First Amendment rights.
“What’s the sense of having your record expunged if any one can Google you and it comes up,” stated the defense’s attorney.
If you or someone you know is looking to have their record expunged, contact the Dallas expungement lawyers of The Law Offices of Mark T. Lassiter at 214-651-1121 to learn more about your rights.
A man charged with three counts of first-degree murder in Oklahoma City in 1996 is requesting expungement of the charges. 35-year old Demont Rogers faced trial in 1999 for the charges which were dropped, and he was instead charged with murder in connection to the shoot-out. The trial ended quickly after a witness’ credibility was undermined by the presentation of previous allegations of sexual misconduct. The trial was declared a mistrial and Rogers was unable to be tried again due to double jeopardy.
Now, Rogers is filing a petition for the expungement of his record. He has trial set today in the Oklahoma City District Court.
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater stated, “Frankly, I was surprised that the expungement was filed … That’s unusual that you’ll ever have anyone file a motion for expungement on a case as serious as murder”.
If you or someone you know is considering filing a petition for expungement, contact the Dallas expungement attorneys of The Law Offices of Mark T. Lassiter at 214-651-1121 to learn more about your rights.
45-year old Felicia Delgado of Rhode Island celebrated this week after District Court Judge Elaine Bucci announced the expungement of previous prostitution convictions from her record. The ruling is the first of its kind after a provision to the state of Rhode Island’s prostitution law that allows the expungement of an unlimited number of prostitution convictions from an individual’s record.
Despite objections from the attorney general, Judge Bucci agreed to expunge the five loitering for prostitution counts from 1999 to 2001 from Delgado’s records. The attorney general expressed plans to appeal the decision. If the decision is reversed, Delgado will still have shoplifting, check fraud, and drug possession charges expunged.
Delgado has most recently been working for a neighborhood organization devoted to helping women off the streets.
If you or someone you know has been charged with a crime and are looking to expunge your record, contact the Dallas expungement lawyers of the Law Offices of Mark T. Lassiter at 214-651-1121 to learn more about your rights.
