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For employment background checks, what date determines if a conviction has reached the 7 year mark?

It would be the date of the conviction--i.e. the date a guilty verdict was handed down by the court--and not any of the following: date of the crime; date charges filed; date trial began; or date of s

SJZ, Member, New York Bar answered 11 days ago

What to do if I lost a dog and had to go onto private property to retrieve it and was charged with trespassing?

You are unfortunately incorrect: you do not have the right to trespass onto another's property, even to retrieve your own property (like a dog). The correct response would have been to call the police

SJZ, Member, New York Bar answered 15 days ago

If I had a court date and it got continued so that I could find a lawyer but I wasn't able to find one in time, could I get another continued court date?

Although it is not possible to predict the judge's decision in a case, the judge will consider the reasons why you have not been able to find an attorney, in order to determine whether or not to grant

S.L,. Member, California Bar answered 18 days ago

If a victum dose not show up for trial, can the case be throw out and the charges dismissed?

It would be up to the discretion of the judge to determine whether or not to dismiss the case.  The judge might consider the facts of the case, whether the case is a felony or misdemeanor, and wh

S.L,. Member, California Bar answered 18 days ago

If a person sells tobacco to a minor and goes to court and only has to pay a fine, does that mean that they were convicted?

Payment of a fine in a criminal case is a conviction.  A conviction in a criminal case may include a prison sentence or probation or restitution or other forms of sentencing.  Payment of a f

S.L,. Member, California Bar answered 18 days ago

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