Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Re: Arrested for hitting, charges dropped by judge

Hello: In response to your question, I am not aware of your school district's application's questions. Nevertheless, if a case was dropped, there is no conviction. If you have not been convicted of anything else, this matter should not effect your app. I would take the honest approach. If a question asks if you have ever been arrested, answer yes. You can follow that up by stating the case was dropped. You could add it was the other person who was the aggressor or whose credibility was such a problem, the State had to drop the case. you'll look ok. Hope this helped. Tom Rosenblum

Re: Arrested for hitting, charges dropped by judge

Assuming that all of the events referred to in your question occurred in Virginia, you may have actually received an SIS(Suspended Imposition of Sentence)as a dsposition of your case which is not the same as "charges being dropped" which does not often happen by way of a judge in the commonwealth. (Prosecutors normally make that decision.)

However, no matter what the disposition of your case, you should respond truthfully with precision(meaning don't offer more than is necessary to be truthful) to any questions asked on the school district application.