I need help. I'm facing a personal crisis.

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey

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I got into an altercation a few months ago where i was wrongfully arrested and beaten up
by a hot-headed officer. He covered his own butt by saying I tried to attack him soo it was
only necessary for him to attack me. the crime itself was completely fabricated to it's
most minute details (police report was like completely fiction).. the guy was a rookie cop,
6-months on the job, history of violence, etc. Now I find myself having to deal with life
as a student trying to support himself, and live a normal life, yet i'm stigmatized due to
probation and the fact that i'm in PRE-TRIAL INTERVENTION... Now, I'm stuck in limbo.

Since the economy is so bad -- i'm having a tough time doing the 70 hours of community
service.. My family had a very rough year, my father died unexpectedly -- etc. etc.

it's not that i got convicted.. i was only detained and charged..
but it's not like i got it thrown out or anything.. i wasn't really acquitted
in fact, it was left unaddressed. i never even had to plead guilty or innocent..
Is it possible to regain some of my name / reputation --- even if technically records
are expunged.. your ability to apply or be eligable for government jobs or say work
with children, or subject to federal background checks?

Also If i don't finish my community service in time -- will they lock me up!?

No one is going to read your novella. Edit your post down to 150 words or less.

baystategirl said:

No one is going to read your novella. Edit your post down to 150 words or less.

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it's kind of a nuanced situation. it's hard to deduce it to such simplicity,
but I will try. Give me a minute.

PTI will still allow companies to see the charge and the fact you deferred prosecution. Expunging your record is difficult and unlikely, sealing the record is more probable. Government agencies can still read your sealed and depending on the job expunged records. Some crimes can not be expunged or sealed though.

Your PTI agreement will not be honored if you did not hold up your end of the deal (community service, fines) but there is no guarantee that you will do jail time, only that you will face a trial based on your initial charges.

baystategirl, are you kidding? This was a short post compared to others you have read and replied. Please don't assume that you speak for everyone again.

If that's the case. then my lawyer completely lied to me and told me otherwise.

so what can I do now? Is it possible to clear my name? (ever?)

You cannot "clear" your name. If you have community service to complete, you have been convicted. Everything else is rubbish which should have been dealt with beforehand. If you don't complete it, you will go to jail. Sorry life is hard. I wipe my wife's anus after she has a bowel movement because she can't.

Compare and contrast.

tranquility said:

You cannot "clear" your name. If you have community service to complete, you have been convicted. Everything else is rubbish which should have been dealt with beforehand. If you don't complete it, you will go to jail. Sorry life is hard. I wipe my wife's anus after she has a bowel movement because she can't.

Compare and contrast.

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wow. from where to where?

tranquility said:

You cannot "clear" your name. If you have community service to complete, you have been convicted. Everything else is rubbish which should have been dealt with beforehand. If you don't complete it, you will go to jail. Sorry life is hard. I wipe my wife's anus after she has a bowel movement because she can't.

Compare and contrast.

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also, realize you know very little about my life.

I don't care anymore. I think your all completely nuts.

!st of all, I'm not hear to judge and I certainly wasn't around when this happened.

The three things that are in your favor;

There wasn't a trial, where you could face your accusors.
Besides this your record is clean.
If someone didn't video tape the beating of Rodny King, he probably would have spent years in jail. All the police involved gave false statements.

Everybody knows that you are not going to win a fight against a group of police, so unless you are bigger than a tree, on PCP, or have a long extensive record that you are not going to start one. I imagine that the DA new this too.

My advice is to bite the bullet and get the community service over with as fast as possible, and remember, All police are not like this.

Good luck

Peligroso27 said:

PTI will still allow companies to see the charge and the fact you deferred prosecution. Expunging your record is difficult and unlikely, sealing the record is more probable. Government agencies can still read your sealed and depending on the job expunged records. Some crimes can not be expunged or sealed though.

Your PTI agreement will not be honored if you did not hold up your end of the deal (community service, fines) but there is no guarantee that you will do jail time, only that you will face a trial based on your initial charges.

baystategirl, are you kidding? This was a short post compared to others you have read and replied. Please don't assume that you speak for everyone again.

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The post PRE-EDIT took up two postings. It was aprox 15 long paragraphs.

InsaneJane said:

!st of all, I'm not hear to judge and I certainly wasn't around when this happened.

The three things that are in your favor;

There wasn't a trial, where you could face your accusors.
Besides this your record is clean.
If someone didn't video tape the beating of Rodny King, he probably would have spent years in jail. All the police involved gave false statements.

Everybody knows that you are not going to win a fight against a group of police, so unless you are bigger than a tree, on PCP, or have a long extensive record that you are not going to start one. I imagine that the DA new this too.

My advice is to bite the bullet and get the community service over with as fast as possible, and remember, All police are not like this.

Good luck

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thank you for the advice

wow. from where to where?

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Obviously, from front to back. I wouldn't answer, except that for those who do care for people in such situations, the correct way is extremely important.