Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Your first stop is the clerk's office at the courthouse. The idea that an employer would care about either of these charges is laughable, you are better off without that employer.

If you are saying you were never convicted, then you can bring appropriate legal motions to correct the record. If you were convicted, you don't get to complain about the facts and grounds now.

However, many convictions can sometimes be 'expunged' by proper application and Motion to the court, if you completed and finished all terms of probation, and if you have no new charges pending. If successful, the conviction would be retroactively withdrawn and the charges dismissed. That does not 'remove' the conviction, but merely changes the record to show 'conviction reversed and dismissed by expungement'. If expunged, you would be able to say 'no' to conviction on most private employment applications. However, the conviction is still a 'prior' or �strike� for purposes of repeat offense, and must be disclosed on any application for government and professional licensing, bonding, security clearance, etc. If you�re serious about doing so, and you think you qualify, feel free to contact me for the legal help you'll need.