If someone committed a felon and someone drops charges against them, do they still get a criminal record?
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The answer is yes. The criminal record lives on until it is expunged. An expunged record will be sealed and made publicly unavailable, so that it's beneficial to the convicted individual for a clean slate. Ask your attorney about expungement application process.\n\nDropping charges and not pressing charges are basically interchangeable.
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Yes, you a person can remove a felony offense from their record....get a lawyer...if you have not already been sentenced...ask your lawyer to ask for the first offenders act...if your crime is not a capital offense of a violent nature there is a chance of you receiven the firt offenders act...under this act...after a certain amount of time with no crimes being committed the record can be sealed!
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The Governor from your State has to grant it for you. I have known of narcs getting that done to clear their records in my State. My City has a prosecutor that is a Republican felon. He was able to get the Governor to pardon him somehow, it was snitching everybody says.
801622
Yes, they can.  Criminal record is not a protected class that is intended to prevent discrimination.  It is a consequence of his actions.
720028
I assume your question is ...\n\nYou were wrongly accused, found guilty, and served your full sentence for killing someone.\n\nUpon your release, you saw this person, then killed him. Could you be charged again?\n\nAnswer.  No. You already served time for that offense. However, the law can play tricks on you, and they would most likely charge you for a different crime, such as crossing county lines to commit a felony.  \n\nThey will find something, and your sentence will probably be longer or worse because you're already a convicted felon.\n\nWhether I'm right or wrong ... I love your question! Best I've seen here so far!  Keep it up!
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Most criminal history checks reveal every ARREST - not just convictions.  Even if you are arrested for murder and then acquitted, or released because the police realized that you were the wrong person  - that arrest will ALWAYS be on your record.  So your record will reflect any and all arrests, whether misdemeanor or felony.  In most states, you can apply for a copy of your Automated Criminal History at your local law enforcement agency.  There is a fee and you must supply photo ID, but it's a good way to check to see what exactly is on your record.  Should you find any discrepancies, you can petition for their removal, and the local police department should be able to steer you in the right direction.
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If they have been tried and sentenced, that will not help much.  If not, then talk to the District Attorney's office about whether they would continue the case if you did not press charges.  They may or may not want to pursue it without your testimony, but you can ask.
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Statute of limitations means that so much time must go by before the law can no longer arrest you for a certain crime.  If you are a convicted felon, you will always be a convicted felon.  It doesn't go away, and it doesn't get erased or expunged.\nA record of arrest can be expunged if you are found not guilty of a crime for which you have been accused.  Even then, a separate hearing is held to OK the expungement, and that will cost a few bucks in court cost, too.
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Not sure I understand your question, probably need more details, but I'll give it a shot.\n\nIt varies in the US by state, but the common elements are that charges are filed by the state and a person is arraigned (enters a plea).  Then there are settlement conferences and then a trial.\nIn some states for felony charges where the charges were not filed by indictment, there is a hearing before a judge to make sure the case warrants going to trial.
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No.  It isn't even something that shows up on a background check.  Maybe with the issuance of the order, the other person will just back off.  Could be a blessing in disguise.
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It depends.\n\nIf crimes were committed before the person turned 18 years old, the record could be expunged when the person reaches his/her majority.  This is very common for misdemeanors, and a little less common for felonies.  It depends to some great degree to whether the person was tried as a minor or not.  (In other words, if the person was 17 but was tried as an adult, then the record may not be expunged.)\n\nAnother possibility for a minor is that his/her record could be permanently sealed when she/he turns 18.  This means that the incidents are still recorded, but no one other than the government has access to it (e.g. not employers).\n\nTo the best of my knowledge, criminal records/events after age 18 do not leave your criminal record, although many states have a petition process to have the incident expunged (regardless of your age) if you can demonstrate mitigating reasons (e.g. how long ago the crime was, how minor it was, how you've improved, etc.).\n\nFYI, below is some information on record expungement according to the State of Utah.  It could be that it's similar from state to state.
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To have a federal felony record you must have been convicted at a court marshal.  Don't listen to what these other poeple say.  If you were given an administrative OTH then you are not a felon.
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Each county and state agency has their own code, so you will have to be more specific.  But to the only one charge listed, it is quite possible that there is only one charge.  Police often drop charges as they are un-merited and really only designed to "scare" the prisoner into a plea as opposed to a court hearing, which is costly.  But the accused does need to get legal counsel and I would absolutely advise against ANY admissions of guilt, UNTIL I spoke with a lawyer and even then make sure the lawyer does their job and not just file a guilty or no contest verdict in the interest of expediting the matter.  A good many people are in jail simply because they were "scared" into signing confessions.  There is a due process, I strongly suggest you use it.  Even if it means staying in jail a while longer.  Good luck.\n\nPeace.
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It would be called having them Exsponged, and maybe I am misspelling not sure, and they are only removed as part of a plea deal. You will occassionaly read of how someone will get a plea deal where if they commit NO crimes for like 5 years the thing would be exsponged.  As the first person said that is up to the DA as well though. I don't think there is any limit though. Although if you seem to have a history of committing crimes right after a prior is exsponged they aren't likely to make the deal very often. As to people under 18 I haven't heard of misdemeanors being removed from their record. It is summary offenses that are usually "sealed" or sometimes exsponged from the record. Maybe 3rd degree misdemeanors or so will be as well but the more serious the crime the less likely it will be removed.
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Not so sure Max knows what he's talking about.\n\nCertain prior convictions can be "used against" a witness in a criminal trial.  Generally, they would be brought up if they tend to discredit the witness.  \n\nA conviction for being a minor in possession of alcohol is probably not going to be all that relevant if the witness is talking about what he/she saw during a burglary, for example.  I'm also not so sure that misdemeanor convictions are brought up anyway (but they might be...just don't remember).\n\nPersons convicted of felonies are almost certainly going to have that thrown in their face, no matter what the crime was.  \n\nThis is just from my experience, I'm not a lawyer and it's entirely possible I'm screwed up here on one or more of my facts, but I think I've got them straight.
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If your friend was convicted--then she cannot have the conviction expunged. Expungements apply only if the charge is dismissed or if a finding of not guilty was entered. \n\nRegarding expungments, it usually takes some time for anyone to get a violation of some sort expunged from their record in most jurisdictions--usually due to the bureaucratic details. Paperwork has to be filled out, then it has to be reviewed to see if there have been any previous expungments, or any other convictions in state or in the United States. Those are the basics but you can check the site listed below for details on the expungement process as it relates to North Carolina (even though this is Wake County, but it is likely that Guilford County has just about the same process as the expungement process is something usually handled by the state moreso than local officials). \n\nYour friend needs to be patient because it will have to take awhile--maybe awhile longer--if she really didn't get convicted and her charge was dismissed or a finding of not-guilty was entered. I would suggest that your friend continually follow up with her lawyer regarding the issue because bureaucracy has a way of dragging on these sorts of things and it is possible that her lawyer can at least check on how things are going.
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caution?\n\nif you got some sort of court proceding, you'll still have a record for the police and anyone of importance to see, but to other your slate is wiped clean, but it also depends on the offense