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Arrest With No Conviction In Maryland
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The Maryland Shield Law came into effect 10/01/2015. It allows certain criminal convictions to be 'shielded' from public record. If you have been convicted of a crime in Maryland and want it shielded you should speak with our Maryland criminal attorneys handling expungements and shields.
An excellent example of the “good cause” needed for an early expungement is if the Defendant is encountering extreme and verifiable difficulties with finding employment.
Clean Slate laws streamline record clearance by automating the process and shifting the burden to the state to ensure everyone who is eligible for record clearance receives it. Doing so alleviates the strain on court resources and removes the socioeconomic barriers to accessing record relief.
Yes. You are allowed to pursue your case “pro se,” meaning without an attorney. The court might provide the forms you need to file the petition.
In United States practice, conviction means a finding of guilt (i.e., a jury verdict or finding of fact by the judge) and imposition of sentence.
With a few exceptions, offenses can be removed from your record after 10 years as long as you do not re-offend within that time. One exception in the Justice Reinvestment Act was domestic violence second-degree assault convictions. People who are convicted of these offenses must wait for 15 years.
Prisons house people who are convicted of crimes. They are incarcerated. And, as incarcerated people, they are officially known as inmates, casually referred to as prisoners. Still, some think of themselves as convicts (a very politically loaded term in the prison context).
Misdemeanor arrests should be sealed after 1 year if there are no charges, and felony arrests should be sealed after 3 years if there are no charges. Cases that get dismissed should be cleared immediately. Convictions of cases where you are granted probation should be cleared once the case closes.
Being charged with a crime does not necessarily mean that you have been found guilty or convicted of the offense; it simply means that there is enough evidence for the government to pursue legal action against you.
