Lynnetteb2000
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? CA
almost 3 years ago I pleaded guilty to a commercial burglary charge, even though I was not guilty. My Public Defender told me that since I had a prior conviction for theft (7 years earlier), and it was my word against the security guard's word, so I didn't have a chance at winning my case. My public defender told me that a guilty plea would only put me on house arrest for 30 days, (which I served), with 3 years of informal probation. But if I pleaded not guilty, I would most likely loose and have to serve 2 1/2 years in jail. She even had me sign a paper that stated that I was aware that a plea of not guilty, with a conviction, would mean that I would have to serve 2 1/2 years in jail.
I later found out that it was actually illegal (more for the public defender, than myself) to plead guilty to something that I was not guilty of.
Should I appeal this, request that it be expunged, or what?
This conviction has closed many doors for employment and career choices for me (including the federal govornment job that I lost) because of this.
Please let me know what I can/should do.
Thank you.
Lynnette
almost 3 years ago I pleaded guilty to a commercial burglary charge, even though I was not guilty. My Public Defender told me that since I had a prior conviction for theft (7 years earlier), and it was my word against the security guard's word, so I didn't have a chance at winning my case. My public defender told me that a guilty plea would only put me on house arrest for 30 days, (which I served), with 3 years of informal probation. But if I pleaded not guilty, I would most likely loose and have to serve 2 1/2 years in jail. She even had me sign a paper that stated that I was aware that a plea of not guilty, with a conviction, would mean that I would have to serve 2 1/2 years in jail.
I later found out that it was actually illegal (more for the public defender, than myself) to plead guilty to something that I was not guilty of.
Should I appeal this, request that it be expunged, or what?
This conviction has closed many doors for employment and career choices for me (including the federal govornment job that I lost) because of this.
Please let me know what I can/should do.
Thank you.
Lynnette