The ARREST record will still reflect that the arrest was for a felony offense, HOWEVER, if you are asked if you were ever CONVICTED of a felony, you can truthfully answer 'no.'
Under the ex post facto rule, you cannot be charged with a criminal offense if it was not a criminal offense at the time you committed it. By the same token, if you committed a criminal offense that has since been repealed (meaning this is no longer a criminal offense) you still are considered having a criminal record for that offense.
A "cc cafa forfeiture" usually refers to a civil forfeiture action brought under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (CAFRA). This type of forfeiture allows the government to seize assets believed to be connected to criminal activity, even if the individual may not have been charged with a crime. It is important to understand the legal process and seek legal advice if facing a situation involving civil forfeiture.
A defendant is a person who has been charged with a criminal offense.
You can be charged as an "accessory" or for "aiding and abetting" the criminal act - in some offenses you may even be charged as a "principle" in the offense (i.e.- the same as if you'd committed it).
In most states DUI can be charged and tried as either a traffic offense OR a criminal offense. It will depend on HOW you were charged.
Yes, buying alcohol for minors is considered a criminal offense and can be charged as a felony in some states.
A juvenile delinquent is a youth who has committed a crime. A status offender is a youth who has been charged with an offense, but is not classified as a criminal and is not charged with a criminal offense.
All cases that are not criminal are civil. When two private parties have a dispute, it is civil. When one party is charged with a crime by the state, it is criminal.
If you committed a crime while a child and were charged as a juvenile, those records can't be removed, but they are sealed.
Slobodan Milosevic was charged as a war criminal.
No. You are charged as an adult.
When they're formally charged.