I have been charged with this about 7 years ago when I was 17 (but was charged as an ADULT due to the 707 hearing for juveniles who commit serious crimes) and as I remember, the judge telling me that this was a felony and I almost received a strike for it but extra money to my lawyer got that strike taken off.
Anyways, just recently a family member of mine who is a Deputy Sheriff for the same county that I was charged with told me that they looked at my files and said that it wasn't a felony or didn't see anything that was a felony charge, I know that the court can mess up plenty of times and make errors with court reports but when I apply for a job and they check my background they deny me of the job because of this conviction. So now I am really confused because my relative who is a Sheriff Deputy says I don't have felonies but the background checks say that it is and as I remember, I DID get charged with a felony. Anyone who knows a lot about California State laws please help!
2007-02-07 07:21:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I was initially charged with 2nd degree robbery (armed robbery) but the charges got dropped down to aiding and abetting. Also, this is in Orange County, CA.
2007-02-07 07:59:31 · update #1
There are a lot of things wrong here. Armed robbery is not second degree robbery, it is first degree robbery. There is no "crime" of aiding and abetting--a person who aids and abets a crime is guilty of THAT crime. In other words, if you aid and abet a robbery, you are convicted of robbery.
Are you sure you did not plead guilty to being an ACCESSORY? That is a person who helps someone who committed a felony AFTER the crime was committed. That offense (Penal Code section 32) can be charged as a felony OR as a misdemeanor, so you could have been convicted of it and not been convicted of a felony.
The best thing for you to do would be to go to the court and look at your file yourself, and see what the actual conviction was for, or have your Deputy Sheriff friend get a copy of it for you.
Note that whatever disposition you got out of this, is was NOT because you paid your attorney more money. If your attorney told you he could "do something" about the charge for more money, he should be reported to the State Bar.
2007-02-07 09:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have been charged but were you convicted?? did you make a deal for a lesser charge?? did you get probation??? if non of this happended you were not convicted you were arrested. If your were convicted then you got it and wheather you pled it out to a mistermenor or a lesser felony you have it and if you dont get it gone you will have it for the rest of your days on earth. Your record may show arrests which if it does is a nick on your record as sad as it goes you will be convicted by the person reading your files even though you never did it or was not convicted of the crime. Bummer you are having so much trouble. I would try to get it wiped off exbunged
2007-02-07 15:39:12 · answer #2 · answered by bone g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the county clerks office and check there. You may be able to have it ex bunged
2007-02-07 15:26:49 · answer #3 · answered by cowboybronco01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋