Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

1st time offenders probation

My mom was put on 1st time offenders probation and recived two years. But she was told by taking that deal she would not show up as a convicted felon. She did a search and found that she did in fact have a felony on her record. Should she be a convicted felon or not?


Asked on 5/19/09, 11:28 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Rosenblat Michael C. Rosenblat., P.C.

Re: 1st time offenders probation

See needs to get it expunged

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Answered on 5/20/09, 7:43 am
Jeremy Richey Jeremy Richey, Attorney at Law

Re: 1st time offenders probation

If she was truly sentenced to first-offender probation for a drug crime, then she does not have a conviction as a matter of law. This does not mean that she doesn't have a paper trail or record. These are different things.

http://ecilcrime.com/2009/05/18/first-offender-probation-expungement/

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Answered on 5/19/09, 11:33 pm


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