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Any conviction for a crime can be overturned in North Carolina. However, a judge has to have a good reason for voiding the conviction.
Get their conviction overturned.
Never, unless their conviction gets overturned - not expunged, not pardoned, but actually overturned.
Yes and it was overturned on October 3rd, 2011
Have your record expunged or the conviction overturned.
The case is sent back to the lower court to be re-tried.
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If the case is appealed to a higher court (i.e.: the Court of Appeals) and it agrees with your assertion, the verdict wouldn't necessarily be overturned, but you could get a re-trial.
The supreme's court overturned Miranda conviction in a 5 to 4 decision.
For his drug trafficking conviction, David Sanchez (a.k.a. Tempo) will remain incarcerated until 2032, unless he wins an appeal or in the unlikely event his conviction is overturned.
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If you have reason to believe that a statute has been amended and as a result you COULD have your conviction overturned, see an attorney. If you want to see if you can get your conviction expunged, call the clerk of the court where you were convicted and ask for an application for expungement. An assistant clerk might help you understand whether you are ABLE to apply for expungement.