Summary Offenses and Expungements
I was accused of simple assault and disorderly conduct. The simple assault was a misdemeanor and the disorderly conduct was a summary. I went to trial with a judge. I was [...]
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Summary Expungement Problems
I was convicted of a summary offense in 1990. The conviction is my only contact with the law as an adult or a juvenile anywhere in the United States of America. I do not have [...]
Expungements and DNA
This is less of a question and more of a commentary that is relevant to many questions we get on expugnements. We get a question on either a summary offense or an expungement [...]
Was I convicted of a summary or a misdemeanor?
I was convicted of a something years ago and I want to know if it was a summary or a misdemeanor. How can I tell? 1. Some charges are only misdemeanors or summaries. In other [...]
Expungement Update II — Summary Offenses
I believe the expungement law will change based on House Bill 1543 as amended October 6, 2008. I do not have the official text, but I have put together what I believe will be [...]
Expungement Update
As you may have previously read, Pennsylvania looks read to change the law on expungements. We get more questions about “what is eligible to be expunged?” then [...]
Expungement of a Summary Offense
Over the last couple of weeks I have received several questions about the “Expungement of a Summary Offense.” While I have always received questions in this [...]