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Posted over 14 years ago.

As a juvenile, Vandalism, Robbery, Assault on a custodial officer w/ intent to create GBI, violation of probation.
As an adult: 3 DUI's ( Fines and school),Domestic Violence(Felony Probation 3yrs, completed) Petty Theft w/ priors(short county jail, informal probation, completed) Transporting methanphetimines across county lines(Very small amount for personal use, was making delivery for job) The last two offences were combined and I was sent to Delancey Street in San Francisco(graduated, and remained there of my own free will for an additional 5yrs. 7yrs total

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contacted if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Great. You should be able to get some relief on all of those. For the juvenile offenses, you can petition to have your record sealed. You do that by contacting juvenile probation or the juvenile court in your county and ask them the procedure. It sounds like you completed probation on each of your adult offenses, so you should be entitled to a dismissal in each of them pursuant to penal code 1203.4. Forms for that are available online. You will have to pay about $125 fee for each conviction you want dismissed. The law says that once they are dismissed, you can legally answer that you have never been convicted of a crime and that an employer can't hold those convictions against you, even though they will still appear on a background check. This is true as long as the job doesn't require state licensing. If it is a job that involves licensing, then you have to say yes, to those questions and they can use the convictions against you. You can do all these things with the help of an attorney (such as me) or, of your pretty good at taking care of things yourself, they are not that difficult for a non-lawyer to do. Feel free to contact me if you want a lawyer to take care of this for you.

David Jon Pullman

David Jon Pullman San Rafael Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted over 14 years ago.

Sorry about all the repeats. Silly iPhone.

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Posted over 14 years ago.

Thank you very much for your advise. This comes at a very important time in my life and is all very encouraging.