I had a retail theft charge when i was 18 i'm now 28 how long will it be before it doesn't show up on my background check

It depends on the grading of the offense and the outcome. If it was a summary offense (you would have been given what looks like a traffic ticket)...

No lawyer knows his won-loss record unless he is inexperienced and only tried a few cases. You just need to do your homework. Go online. Read...

No. You won't get credit because the court has to notify Penndot that you received ARD.

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I was pulled over by a cop who saw my expired registration in his township, but he pulled me over in another township. Legal?

There are some circumstances when a police officer can pull over a vehicle outside of his jurisdiction. The exceptions are listed in the Municipal...

What will happen at my ARD hearing?

You will get your paperwork and then go before the judge who will explain what ARD is and place you into the program. You will need to speak with...

You may be able to contest the breath reading as breathalyzers are know to be up to 20% inaccurate. If you are talking about the PBT breath test...

Is this a bad thing?

If you have a lawyer, this a question that should be posed to him. To answer your question, normally an individual must be sentenced within 60...

You definitely will not get ARD. Sentencing depends on the judge so you should retain an experienced attorney who knows the judge's tendencies. ...

Second degree misdeamonor for retail theft? Was I arrested?

Because of your prior, a second retain theft is a misdemeanor. You were arrested and booked and the now appears on your rap sheet. However, there...

You should review it with an attorney but generally speaking it sounds like for whatever reason, they dropped the charges. If you were...