Imagine that you are sitting in a parked car, listening to music. A police officer approaches your car and demands that you step outside of the car. After you step outside, he goes through the whole car looking for drugs or other evidence that he can use against you. He then finds something illegal and charges you with being in possession of it. It is your word against the police officers as to what happened. Is this a winnable case? You betcha!
Under Section 1001.8 of the Penal Code, after a person has been charged with a misdemeanor, a person may file a petition to have his or her case resolved if they a currently serving or have served in the U. S. military and the crime is a direct result of a condition related to that service.
After a person has been acquitted of a crime or after the statute of limitations has passed to charge a person with a crime, a person who has been arrested may file a petition to have his or her arrest record sealed.
