advantages of having the defendant past criminal record?
480761
It helps you establish a pattern of behavior, an 'M.O.' for the suspect.  For example, if they had been stealing cars, wouldn't it be easier to prove beyond a reasonable doubt he was guilty, since he had done it before.  Is it just coincidental that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time 2 times?
331529
I guess only if it's proven beyond a reasonable doubt that you did not commit the crime.  The only other way I know that felonies are removed from one's criminal record is if the offense in question occurred when the actor was a juvenile.  Other than that, it is on the record permanently.
678336
1.  They will have the orginal charge they skipped from.\n\n2.  the skipping is actually a merely failure to appear and is the more minor issue.\n\n3.  If they had 8 year of probation to finish, most likely they would serve those 8 years in jail for it. plus another year or two for failure to appear.\n\n4.  If the person has really done well in life, education, good job and the such, a good attorney may work out a plea for a few years, unless there are new crimes or crimes not sentenced in Fl
1088614
after a period of 10 years (in some other states it's fewer than this time frame), u can get your record expunged.  see a lawyer to get it done right.  i hear u can do it urself, but i'd get a lawyer because if u do it urself, u have to make sure the police dept, DA's office, corrections office, etc...ALL properly expunge their records.  lot of work on your part.  if u pay a lawyer, he/she can make sure it's done right.  usu, the charge is little (because no hearing is required...just filing of some papers).  It's like $200-$300.
355936
It's impossible to know without knowing the crime or the defendant. Perhaps the defendant was similar to yourself. Prosecutors like to avoid having jurors who can identify with the defendants. Makes for acquittals and hung juries.
725031
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.
953682
Advantages\nYou can catch a culprit\nYou can release a wrongly blamed person\nYou can find cures for diseases\nYou can judge the nature of culprits and prevent further wrongdoings\n\nDisadvantages\nYou can keep a record of private activites of an individual\nGender bias, racism etc
1155247
~~~~LISTEN TO ME~~~~\n\nComplete your education. \n\nBefore you apply for a job, return to your attorney and request that he have your criminal record expunged.  You must have completed your probation, payment of fines, and not have committed any more crimes~KEEP YOUR RECORD CLEAN~\n\nExpunged records are withdrawn from public access, allowing courts to give deserving people a chance to rebuild their lives without the stigma of a criminal conviction. Almost every state allows expungement of records for juvenile convictions and for cases where an adult defendant was acquitted.\n\nYour education will help with the completion of your expungment~it will show that you are deserving~~~Good luck!
707292
Yes, you can.  Having a criminal record is not going to keep you from taking the bar exam.  \n\nGood luck, and I wish you the best!
360691
Yes you can.\nIf your record is currently clean they may be talked into a fine and a dismissal of misdemeanor charges and a reduction to a civil infraction. But that is no guarantee.\nHope this helps.
861911
Bud - In every state I know of, adult felony convictions remain a permanent part of your records.  Misdemeanor charges can be expunged after a number of years in some states for some charges.  But, if its a felony, its there for good.  GBY
498887
1. You get your children back.\n2. The records remain.\n3. You can always sue. But winning is another story.\n4. Criminal charges can be filed for false reporting.
355365
An expungement is a procedure by which a conviction is removed from a person's record. To have a conviction "set aside" generally means that an appellate court has reversed a conviction. In that case, the person's record is ordered changed to show that he/she was acquited (found innocent) of the crime.
783317
It takes a lot of paperwork and writing to get chaeges expunged usually criminal charges are the ones worth pursuing to clear your record as opposed to misdemeanor charges if you are applying for a job usually the only interest is a crininal background check and you have to write to the governor in order to get a pardon
928539
that would depend on where the person's criminal background is. in some places it is available for free, other places you have to pay, and there are still other places that the information is not considered public record, and therefore not available to the general public.
686521
In michigan you can if you have a clean record after the felony. Maybe in jesus land its the same
435811
Advantage - if prosecutors purposefully or accidentally made a mistake, they can release the guy from jail.  They can't, however, un-dead him.\n\nAdvantage - Imposing a life sentence is cheaper (even counting the cost of incarceration) than imposing the death sentence.\n\nAdvantage - If you don't execute the person, you don't have to turn someone on the state payroll into a murderer.\n\nAdvantage - Life inmates can work.  Death row inmates are not allowed to work.