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Texas1999 wrote:<--- Criminal defense attorney here

You can seal the arrest and court case records from the public, but you cannot expunge them.

jbarn wrote:

WildBill wrote:

Chetter818 wrote:Ok i need some help because i have read the CHL book and looked at several sights and i am still unclear and would like some help from someone that may be able to enlighten me. In 2002 when i was young and dumb i was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance less than a gram. Mind you those days are well behind me. I have spent alot of time and energy turning my life around and can honestly say i have been a model citizen since. i was arrested in August of 2002 had a not so good lawyer who drug things on and on and on then in January of 2004 the DA presented me with differed adjudication on a state jail felony. Well needless to say i made it through flawlessly and did everything i was asked to do and completed it as asked. I know i was wrong but i re payed my debt to society and it made me a better person for it. so my question is that i would like to get my CHL but dont really now if i am eligible and if i am not when i will be. Again i have read the Texas CHL Book and i am still unclear of this. I have all the paperwork of my completion and release after my time was complete. I appreciate the help guys. Thanks and happy to be a new member on the forum.

Welcome to the forum Chetter818.

I don't want to beat you up too much, but I don't know your lawyer, so I don't know why you think he was not so good.
You may have been young and dumb, but you are the one who committed the crime, got arrested and accepted the differed adjudication.
Cases can and do drag on regardless of the lawyer.
Sometimes it is better if they "drag on". Sometimes not.

If you are a model citizen, I suggest you find a "good" lawyer and try to get your conviction expunged.
It will cost you time and energy and money, but it will make your life easier in the future when applying for jobs.

Expunctions are only available to those who had their charges dismissed or were acquitted, or a pardon for innocence was granted. Deferred's do not qualify

Chetter818 wrote:Ok i need some help because i have read the CHL book and looked at several sights and i am still unclear and would like some help from someone that may be able to enlighten me. In 2002 when i was young and dumb i was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance less than a gram. Mind you those days are well behind me. I have spent alot of time and energy turning my life around and can honestly say i have been a model citizen since. i was arrested in August of 2002 had a not so good lawyer who drug things on and on and on then in January of 2004 the DA presented me with differed adjudication on a state jail felony. Well needless to say i made it through flawlessly and did everything i was asked to do and completed it as asked. I know i was wrong but i re payed my debt to society and it made me a better person for it. so my question is that i would like to get my CHL but dont really now if i am eligible and if i am not when i will be. Again i have read the Texas CHL Book and i am still unclear of this. I have all the paperwork of my completion and release after my time was complete. I appreciate the help guys. Thanks and happy to be a new member on the forum.