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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 606675" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Mary my daughter was not technically arested either. They gave her a ticket and a court date. When she went to court they charged her then. The boy who was also charged had the same sentence and they didn't offer him a plea either. His was dismissed also but what I meant was if you search records, that case still shows on hsi record. It shows it is dismissed but if he applies for a job and they do a background check it ill come up. Or if he is arrested for anything else it will come up. You do not need a lawyer to have him plead guilty but whatever he pleads to you should make sure it is able to be dismissed if he completes his sentence and can be exunged. You don't need a lawyer to have it expunged, it's a matter of signing papers at the final hearing and then following up with the court to make sure it happens. It took us calling for at least six motnhs after her dismissal to get the paperwork through for the expungement. </p><p></p><p>The other reason it's helpful to have an attorney is because sometimes they can get it completely knocked down to disorderly conduct or soemthing and there would be no drug charge. And also the prosecutor may not talk to you because he is no longer a minor, in which case you would have to rely on him and the prosecutor working it out. </p><p></p><p>It probably will work out ok but I am never comfortable going into court without an attorney. Make sure you are there, judges like to know that parents are involved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 606675, member: 59"] Mary my daughter was not technically arested either. They gave her a ticket and a court date. When she went to court they charged her then. The boy who was also charged had the same sentence and they didn't offer him a plea either. His was dismissed also but what I meant was if you search records, that case still shows on hsi record. It shows it is dismissed but if he applies for a job and they do a background check it ill come up. Or if he is arrested for anything else it will come up. You do not need a lawyer to have him plead guilty but whatever he pleads to you should make sure it is able to be dismissed if he completes his sentence and can be exunged. You don't need a lawyer to have it expunged, it's a matter of signing papers at the final hearing and then following up with the court to make sure it happens. It took us calling for at least six motnhs after her dismissal to get the paperwork through for the expungement. The other reason it's helpful to have an attorney is because sometimes they can get it completely knocked down to disorderly conduct or soemthing and there would be no drug charge. And also the prosecutor may not talk to you because he is no longer a minor, in which case you would have to rely on him and the prosecutor working it out. It probably will work out ok but I am never comfortable going into court without an attorney. Make sure you are there, judges like to know that parents are involved. [/QUOTE]
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